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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.5 Medium

CVE-2025-20321

Membership State Change in Splunk Search Head Cluster through a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Splunk Enterprise

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.3, 9.3.5, 9.2.7 and 9.1.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.104, 9.3.2408.114, and 9.2.2406.119, an unauthenticated attacker can send a specially-crafted SPL search that could change the membership state in a Splunk Search Head Cluster (SHC) through a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), potentially leading to the removal of the captain or a member of the SHC.<br><br>The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the administrator-level victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The attacker 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

  • 9.4 to < 9.4.3affected
  • 9.3 to < 9.3.5affected
  • 9.2 to < 9.2.7affected
  • 9.1 to < 9.1.10affected

Splunk Splunk Enterprise Cloud

  • 9.3.2411 to < 9.3.2411.104affected
  • 9.3.2408 to < 9.3.2408.114affected
  • 9.2.2406 to < 9.2.2406.119affected

References