CVE-2025-20297

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) on Splunk Enterprise through dashboard PDF generation component

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.4 and 9.2.6, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.102, 9.3.2408.111 and 9.2.2406.118, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload through the pdfgen/render REST endpoint that could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.

En las versiones de Splunk Enterprise anteriores a 9.4.2, 9.3.4 y 9.2.6, y en las versiones de Splunk Cloud Platform anteriores a 9.3.2411.102, 9.3.2408.111 y 9.2.2406.118, un usuario con privilegios bajos que no tenga los roles de "admin" o "power" de Splunk podría manipular un payload malicioso a través del endpoint REST pdfgen/render que podría resultar en la ejecución de código JavaScript no autorizado en el navegador de un usuario.

*Credits: Klevis Luli, Splunk

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-10-10 CVE Reserved
2025-06-02 CVE Published
2025-06-02 CVE Updated
2025-07-04 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0601

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Enterprise Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise"				>= 9.4.0 < 9.4.2 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise" and version " >= 9.4.0 < 9.4.2"		en		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Enterprise Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise"				>= 9.3.0 < 9.3.4 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise" and version " >= 9.3.0 < 9.3.4"		en		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Enterprise Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise"				>= 9.2.0 < 9.2.6 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise" and version " >= 9.2.0 < 9.2.6"		en		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Enterprise Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise"				>= 9.1.0 < 9.1.9 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise" and version " >= 9.1.0 < 9.1.9"		en		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Cloud Platform Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Cloud Platform"				>= 9.3.2411.0 < 9.3.2411.102 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Cloud Platform" and version " >= 9.3.2411.0 < 9.3.2411.102"		en		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Cloud Platform Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Cloud Platform"				>= 9.3.2408.0 < 9.3.2408.111 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Cloud Platform" and version " >= 9.3.2408.0 < 9.3.2408.111"		en		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Cloud Platform Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Cloud Platform"				>= 9.2.2406.0 < 9.2.2406.118 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Cloud Platform" and version " >= 9.2.2406.0 < 9.2.2406.118"		en		Affected