Kibana Users Beware: New Critical Flaw Demands Urgent Patch! 🚨
Elastic has patched a prototype pollution vulnerability in Kibana, scoring a 9.9 on the “Oh No, Not Again!” scale. This flaw allows for arbitrary code execution in specific versions. Users are urged to update immediately or risk their dashboards becoming an unplanned comedy show of unauthorized data access.
Hot Take:
Elastic’s Kibana dashboard is back in the security spotlight, proving once again that even data visualization tools can get a little too artsy with their code execution. With vulnerabilities scoring a near-perfect 9.9, it seems like Kibana’s new motto could be “Visualize Data, Execute Code!” But hey, at least they’re consistent – because who doesn’t love a recurring theme of prototype pollution?
Key Points:
- Elastic has issued a critical security update for Kibana due to a vulnerability known as CVE-2025-25012.
- This vulnerability is a case of prototype pollution leading to arbitrary code execution.
- All Kibana versions from 8.15.0 to 8.17.3 are affected, with a fix available in version 8.17.3.
- The flaw is exploitable by users with specific privileges or roles, depending on the Kibana version.
- Users are urged to update ASAP or tweak configurations as a temporary safeguard.
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