Vulnerability · Published Jun 2, 2025 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2025-20297Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) on Splunk Enterprise through dashboard PDF generation component
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Splunk Cloud Platform from Splunk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 31.2% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 9.4 – before 9.4.29.3 – before 9.3.49.2 – before 9.2.69.1 – before 9.1.9 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | 9.3.2411 – before 9.3.2411.1029.3.2408 – before 9.3.2408.1119.2.2406 – before 9.2.2406.118 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N