CVE-2025-20297 | BDVDB-2026-280772 Detail

SplunkSplunk Enterprise

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

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

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-06-02Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-06-02
Last modified: 2025-06-02

Vendor information

Vendor: Splunk
Product: Splunk Enterprise

All Splunk vulnerabilities

Score

4.3 Medium

EPSS

31.1%, Moderate

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 98.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Cross-Site Scripting

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 9.4 and < 9.4.2
Fixed
9.4.2
Vulnerable
>= 9.3 and < 9.3.4
Fixed
9.3.4
Vulnerable
>= 9.2 and < 9.2.6
Fixed
9.2.6
Vulnerable
>= 9.1 and < 9.1.9
Fixed
9.1.9

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

4.3 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).