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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.7 Medium

CVE-2025-20232

Risky Command Safeguards Bypass in “/app/search/search“ endpoint through “s“ parameter in Splunk Enterprise

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Splunk Splunk Enterprise

  • 9.3 to < 9.3.3affected
  • 9.2 to < 9.2.5affected
  • 9.1 to < 9.1.8affected

Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform

  • 9.3.2408 to < 9.3.2408.103affected
  • 9.2.2406 to < 9.2.2406.108affected
  • 9.2.2403 to < 9.2.2403.113affected
  • 9.1.2312 to < 9.1.2312.208affected
  • 9.1.2308 to < 9.1.2308.212affected

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