Path Traversal Vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform
CVE-2025-20320

6.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Splunk
Status
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise Cloud
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 July 2025

What is CVE-2025-20320?

In specific versions of Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform, a low-privileged user can exploit a path traversal vulnerability through the User Interface - Views configuration. This allows the potential for a denial of service (DoS) attack by crafting a malicious payload aimed at tricking an administrator-level user into executing a harmful request. By targeting the application's directory structure, an attacker can seek to delete arbitrary files, compromising system integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Splunk Enterprise 9.4 < 9.4.3

Splunk Enterprise 9.3 < 9.3.5

Splunk Enterprise 9.2 < 9.2.7

References

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0703

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Danylo Dmytriiev (DDV_UA)
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CVE-2025-20320 : Path Traversal Vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform