Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2025-20368: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through missing field warning messages in Saved Search and Job Inspector on Splunk Enterprise
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.4, 9.3.6, and 9.2.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.108, 9.3.2408.118 and 9.2.2406.123, a low privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload through the error messages and job inspection details of a saved search.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 10.0 | 10.0.0 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.4 | 9.4.4 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.3 | 9.3.6 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.2 | 9.2.8 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.3 | 9.3.2411.108 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.3 | 9.3.2408.118 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.2 | 9.2.2406.123 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.4, 9.3.6, and 9.2.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.108, 9.3.2408.118 and 9.2.2406.123, a low privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload through the error messages and job inspection details of a saved search. This could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.
Sources
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