CVE-2025-23047: Github.com/cilium/cilium Cilium Has An Information Leakage Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2025-23047 is a MODERATE (CVSS 6.5) cilium has an information leakage vulnerability (CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) affecting Github.com/cilium/cilium libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves cilium has an information leakage via insecure default hubble ui cors header. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.14.19, 1.15.13, 1.16.6.
CVE-2025-23047 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 6.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2025-23047
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Github.com/cilium/cilium dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/cilium/cilium to 1.14.19
Upgrade github.com/cilium/cilium to 1.15.13
Upgrade github.com/cilium/cilium to 1.16.6
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/cilium/cilium
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2025-23047, inspect your project dependencies for Github.com/cilium/cilium:
inspect dependencies for github.com/cilium/cilium
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Github.com/cilium/cilium in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.14.19), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor, where the product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. In Github.com/cilium/cilium, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2025-23047 Affected Github.com/cilium/cilium Versions
3 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/cilium/cilium
|
Go |
≥ 1.14.0
< 1.14.19
|
1.14.19
|
|
github.com/cilium/cilium
|
Go |
≥ 1.15.0
< 1.15.13
|
1.15.13
|
|
github.com/cilium/cilium
|
Go |
≥ 1.16.0
< 1.16.6
|
1.16.6
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"summary" : "Cilium has an information leakage via insecure default Hubble UI CORS header",
"details" : "### Impact\n\nFor users who deploy Hubble UI using either Cilium CLI or via the Cilium Helm chart, an insecure default `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` header value could lead to sensitive data exposure. A user with access to a Hubble UI instance affected by this issue could leak configuration details about the Kubernetes cluster which Hubble UI is monitoring, including node names, IP addresses, and other metadata about workloads and the cluster networking configuration. In order for this vulnerability to be exploited, a victim would have to first visit a malicious page.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis issue was patched in https://github.com/cilium/cilium/commit/a3489f190ba6e87b5336ee685fb6c80b1270d06d\n\nThis issue affects:\n\n- Cilium between v1.14.0 and v1.14.18 inclusive\n- Cilium between v1.15.0 and v1.15.12 inclusive\n- Cilium between v1.16.0 and v1.16.5 inclusive\n\nThis issue is patched in:\n\n- Cilium v1.14.19\n- Cilium v1.15.13\n- Cilium v1.16.6\n\n### Workarounds\n\nUsers who deploy Hubble UI using the Cilium Helm chart directly can remove the CORS headers from the Helm template as shown in the [patch](https://github.com/cilium/cilium/commit/a3489f190ba6e87b5336ee685fb6c80b1270d06d).\n\n### Acknowledgements\n\nThe Cilium community has worked together with members of Isovalent to prepare these mitigations. Special thanks to @ciffelia for reporting this issue and to @geakstr for the fix.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please reach out on [Slack](https://docs.cilium.io/en/latest/community/community/#slack).\n\nIf you think you have found a vulnerability affecting Cilium, we strongly encourage you to report it to our security mailing list at [security@cilium.io](mailto:security@cilium.io). This is a private mailing list for the Cilium security team, and your report will be treated as top priority.\n",
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