CVE-2025-20297 json
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) on Splunk Enterprise through dashboard PDF generation component
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-16671
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 34.4%
- EPSS 34.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.1.9, 9.2.6, 9.3.4, 9.4.2
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 9.2.2406.118, 9.3.2408.111, 9.3.2411.102
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
34.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
advisory.splunk.com
/advisories/SVD-2025-0601
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-20297
- NVD CVE-2025-20297
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