CVE-2025-20297 (GCVE-0-2025-20297)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-02 17:14 – Updated: 2025-06-02 17:25
VLAI?
Title
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) on Splunk Enterprise through dashboard PDF generation component
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.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - The software 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.
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Splunk Splunk Enterprise Affected: 9.4 , < 9.4.2 (custom)
Affected: 9.3 , < 9.3.4 (custom)
Affected: 9.2 , < 9.2.6 (custom)
Affected: 9.1 , < 9.1.9 (custom)
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    Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform Affected: 9.3.2411 , < 9.3.2411.102 (custom)
Affected: 9.3.2408 , < 9.3.2408.111 (custom)
Affected: 9.2.2406 , < 9.2.2406.118 (custom)
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Credits
Klevis Luli, Splunk
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