CVE-2025-20368
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Vulnerability report for CVE-2025-20368, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2025-10-01

Last updated on: 2025-10-08

Assigner: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.4, 9.3.6, and 9.2.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.108, 9.3.2408.118 and 9.2.2406.123, a low privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload through the error messages and job inspection details of a saved search. This could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.

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Published
2025-10-01
Last Modified
2025-10-08
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2025-10-01
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
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Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 6 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
splunk splunk From 9.2.0 (inc) to 9.2.8 (exc)
splunk splunk From 9.3.0 (inc) to 9.3.6 (exc)
splunk splunk From 9.4.0 (inc) to 9.4.4 (exc)
splunk splunk_cloud_platform From 9.2.2406 (inc) to 9.2.2406.123 (exc)
splunk splunk_cloud_platform From 9.3.2408 (inc) to 9.3.2408.118 (exc)
splunk splunk_cloud_platform From 9.3.2411 (inc) to 9.3.2411.108 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-79 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in certain versions of Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform where a low privileged user without admin or power roles can craft a malicious payload using error messages and job inspection details of a saved search. This payload can lead to execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of another user.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow unauthorized JavaScript code execution in a user's browser, potentially leading to security risks such as data exposure or manipulation within the affected Splunk environment.

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