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TI-2025-14594 Aliases CVE-2025-20297GHSA-3r93-v644-8g5h

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) on Splunk Enterprise through dashboard PDF generation component

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.31167 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk): 9.4.2, 9.3.4, 9.2.6 +1Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk): 9.3.2411.102, 9.3.2408.111, 9.2.2406.118

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.4 to before 9.4.2; 9.3 to before 9.3.4; 9.2 to before 9.2.6; 9.1 to before 9.1.99.4.2, 9.3.4, 9.2.6, 9.1.9Patch availableCNA
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform9.3.2411 to before 9.3.2411.102; 9.3.2408 to before 9.3.2408.111; 9.2.2406 to before 9.2.2406.1189.3.2411.102, 9.3.2408.111, 9.2.2406.118Patch availableCNA
  • Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 9.4 to before 9.4.2; 9.3 to before 9.3.4; 9.2 to before 9.2.6; 9.1 to before 9.1.9 Fixed in 9.4.2, 9.3.4, 9.2.6, 9.1.9 Patch available CNA
  • Splunk Cloud Platform VendorSplunk Affected 9.3.2411 to before 9.3.2411.102; 9.3.2408 to before 9.3.2408.111; 9.2.2406 to before 9.2.2406.118 Fixed in 9.3.2411.102, 9.3.2408.111, 9.2.2406.118 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*9.2.0 to before 9.2.6; 9.3.0 to before 9.3.4; 9.4.0 to before 9.4.2VulnerableSplunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.2406 to before 9.2.2406.118; 9.3.2408 to before 9.3.2408.111; 9.3.2411 to before 9.3.2411.102VulnerableSplunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 9.2.0 to before 9.2.6; 9.3.0 to before 9.3.4; 9.4.0 to before 9.4.2 Vulnerable ·Splunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.2406 to before 9.2.2406.118; 9.3.2408 to before 9.3.2408.111; 9.3.2411 to before 9.3.2411.102 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 9.4.2, 9.3.4, 9.2.6, 9.1.9
  • Fix · CNA Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk) Fixed in 9.3.2411.102, 9.3.2408.111, 9.2.2406.118

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-20297
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3r93-v644-8g5h

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-16444 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Creation and Truncation in a PostgreSQL Sidecar Service Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-24841 Remote code execution (RCE) in Splunk Enterprise through Insecure XML Parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-15979 ‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-30707 Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to insecure session storage configuration in Splunk Enterprise on Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-21345 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the radio template in Splunk Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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