{"id":37735,"date":"2025-05-13T09:29:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T09:29:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:20:09","slug":"cve-2025-25014-prototype-pollution-vulnerability-in-kibana-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25014-prototype-pollution-vulnerability-in-kibana-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-25014: Prototype Pollution Vulnerability in Kibana Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the world of cybersecurity, the vulnerability CVE-2025-25014 is a significant threat to the integrity and security of systems running Kibana. This vulnerability is a prototype pollution flaw, an insidious type of vulnerability that can lead to a variety of detrimental security impacts. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41646-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-affected-software-packages\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59319\">affected software<\/a>, Kibana, is a popular open-source data visualization and exploration tool used for log and time-series analytics, application monitoring, and operational intelligence use cases. The vulnerability, if exploited, allows an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-37419-critical-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-3-3-115\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42673\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> via carefully crafted HTTP requests to machine learning and reporting endpoints. It is thus of paramount importance for all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40566-severe-user-session-vulnerability-in-simatic-pcs-neo-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48860\">users of Kibana to understand this vulnerability<\/a> and to apply mitigation measures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-25014<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.1 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30165-potential-system-compromise-in-vllm-v0-engine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44044\">System Compromise<\/a>, Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3900276528\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Kibana | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47269-session-token-exposure-in-code-server-prior-to-version-4-99-4\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"46772\">versions prior<\/a> to the latest patched release<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-25014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49223-prototype-pollution-vulnerability-in-billboard-js\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59024\">vulnerability involves a prototype pollution<\/a> flaw in Kibana. Prototype pollution is essentially a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2410-critical-port-manipulation-vulnerability-in-aspect-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52820\">vulnerability caused when an attacker is able to manipulate<\/a> the prototype of a JavaScript object, which can lead to the addition or modification of existing properties that will then exist on all objects.<br \/>\nIn the context of this vulnerability, an attacker sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/unmasking-the-2025-cybersecurity-special-report-a-comprehensive-analysis-of-the-rsm-incident\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"46444\">specially crafted HTTP request to the machine learning and reporting<\/a> endpoints of Kibana. This request can manipulate the prototype of an object, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4759-incorrect-behavior-order-in-lockfile-lint-api-package-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51153\">leading to unexpected behavior<\/a> in the application. The consequence of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-36864-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-3-3-115-with-potential-for-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42462\">vulnerability is arbitrary code<\/a> execution, which means that an attacker can run any command of their choice on the affected system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-160379749\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of how an HTTP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1305-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-newsblogger-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42525\">request exploiting this vulnerability<\/a> might look. This is pseudocode and is for illustrative purposes only.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/api\/machine_learning\/anomalies HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;__proto__&quot;: { &quot;exec&quot;: &quot;rm -rf \/ --no-preserve-root&quot; } }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8220;__proto__&#8221; object is being manipulated to execute a dangerous command that could wipe the server&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-20653-microsoft-common-log-file-system-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48861\">file system<\/a>. This clearly illustrates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-37442-severe-out-of-bounds-read-vulnerabilities-in-gtkwave-3-3-115\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42668\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a> and underscores the importance of mitigating it effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the world of cybersecurity, the vulnerability CVE-2025-25014 is a significant threat to the integrity and security of systems running Kibana. This vulnerability is a prototype pollution flaw, an insidious type of vulnerability that can lead to a variety of detrimental security impacts. 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