Medium severity · published Mar 26, 2025
CVE-2025-20232
Risky Command Safeguards Bypass in “/app/search/search“ endpoint through “s“ parameter in Splunk Enterprise
5.7
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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. <br>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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SC
Splunk Cloud Platform · Splunk
9.3.2408 before 9.3.2408.103; 9.2.2406 before 9.2.2406.108; 9.2.2403 before 9.2.2403.113; 9.1.2312 before 9.1.2312.208; 9.1.2308 before 9.1.2308.212 · source: vendor, NVD
SE
Splunk Enterprise · Splunk
9.3 before 9.3.3; 9.2 before 9.2.5; 9.1 before 9.1.8 · source: vendor
SP
Splunk · Splunk
9.1.0 before 9.1.8; 9.2.0 before 9.2.5; 9.3.0 before 9.3.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20232
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20232
Vendor Advisory
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0304
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