CVE-2025-20297
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) on Splunk Enterprise through dashboard PDF generation component
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 9.4.2, 9.3.4, 9.2.6, 9.1.9, 9.3.2411.102, and 2 more
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
- EPSS reached 10%
FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Affected versions
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise
From 9.4 · fixed in 9.4.2; From 9.3 · fixed in 9.3.4; From 9.2 · fixed in 9.2.6; From 9.1 · fixed in 9.1.9
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform
From 9.3.2411 · fixed in 9.3.2411.102; From 9.3.2408 · fixed in 9.3.2408.111; From 9.2.2406 · fixed in 9.2.2406.118