CVE-2025-20324

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

Publication date:

07/07/2025

Last modified:

21/07/2025

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.5, 9.2.7, and 9.1.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.104, 9.3.2408.113, and 9.2.2406.119, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could create or overwrite [system source type](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/get-started/get-data-in/9.2/configure-source-types/create-source-types) configurations by sending a specially-crafted payload to the `/servicesNS/nobody/search/admin/sourcetypes/` REST endpoint on the Splunk management port.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.40 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

5.40

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*	9.1.0 (including)	9.1.10 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*	9.2.0 (including)	9.2.7 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*	9.3.0 (including)	9.3.5 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*	9.4.0 (including)	9.4.2 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::	9.2.2406 (including)	9.2.2406.119 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::	9.3.2408 (including)	9.3.2408.113 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::	9.3.2411 (including)	9.3.2411.104 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0707