vulnerability
Splunk CVE-2025-20232: Risky Command Safeguards Bypass in “/app/search/search“ endpoint through “s“ parameter in Splunk Enterprise
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Mar 26, 2025 | Apr 7, 2025 | Jul 2, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 26, 2025
Added
Apr 7, 2025
Modified
Jul 2, 2025
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.103, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.113, 9.1.2312.208 and 9.1.2308.212, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles could run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands on the “/app/search/search“ endpoint through its “s“ parameter.The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.
Solution
splunk-upgrade-latest

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