CVE-2025-20231

High

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8, and versions below 3.8.38 and 3.7.23 of the Splunk Secure Gateway app on Splunk Cloud Platform, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles could run a search using the permissions of a higher-privileged user that could lead to disclosure of sensitive information.<br><br>The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated low-privileged user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability45. percentile0.5%
ProductSplunk
PublishedMar 26, 2025
First seenMar 26, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-532CWE-532

How to fix

Update
  • splunk splunk9.1.8, 9.2.5, 9.3.3 or later
  • splunk splunk_secure_gateway3.7.23, 3.8.38 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
splunk splunk9.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.8, 9.2.0 ≤ v < 9.2.5, 9.3.0 ≤ v < 9.3.3, 9.4.09.1.8, 9.2.5, 9.3.3
splunk splunk_secure_gateway3.7.0 ≤ v < 3.7.23, 3.8.0 ≤ v < 3.8.383.7.23, 3.8.38

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