CVE-2025-68386
Description
A flaw was found in Kibana, where an authenticated user, through a crafted HTTP request, can exploit an Improper Authorization (CWE-285) vulnerability. This allows the user to change a document's sharing type to "global" without proper permissions. The consequence is unauthorized information disclosure, making the document visible to everyone in the space, effectively leading to a form of privilege escalation.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated Moderate for Red Hat. An authenticated user in Kibana can exploit an improper authorization flaw to change a document's sharing type to "global" without proper permissions. This leads to unauthorized information disclosure, making the document visible to all users in the space. This affects OpenShift Container Platform via openshift-logging/kibana6-rhel8.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | N/A |
| Privileges Required | Low | N/A | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | N/A |
| Confidentiality | None | N/A | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Low | N/A | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | N/A | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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