Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2025-20321

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2025-20321?

In versions of Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform prior to the specified versions, an unauthenticated attacker can exploit a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability. This security flaw allows the attacker to send a specially-crafted SPL search that may alter the membership state within a Splunk Search Head Cluster. The attack is reliant on social engineering tactics, requiring the administrator-level victim to initiate a request unknowingly. This could result in the unauthorized removal of cluster members or the captain, compromising the integrity of the Splunk environment.

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-2025-0704

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Anton (therceman)
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