CVE-2025-20297

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.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0601	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-06-02 18:15

Updated : 2025-08-01 15:44

NVD link : CVE-2025-20297

Mitre link : CVE-2025-20297

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-20297

JSON object : View

Products Affected

splunk

splunk_cloud_platform
splunk

CWE

CWE-79

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

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