Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2025-20385: Stored Cross-Site scripting (XSS) through Anchor Tag "href" in Navigation Bar Collections in Splunk Enterprise
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.0.2, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, and 9.2.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.1.2507.6, 10.0.2503.7, and 9.3.2411.117, a user who holds a role with a high privilege capability `admin_all_objects` could craft a malicious payload through the href attribute of an anchor tag within a collection in the navigation bar, which could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 10.0 | 10.0.2 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.4 | 9.4.6 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.3 | 9.3.8 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.2 | 9.2.10 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 10.1 | 10.1.2507.6 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 10.0 | 10.0.2503.7 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.3 | 9.3.2411.117 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.0.2, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, and 9.2.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.1.2507.6, 10.0.2503.7, and 9.3.2411.117, a user who holds a role with a high privilege capability `admin_all_objects` could craft a malicious payload through the href attribute of an anchor tag within a collection in the navigation bar, which could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.
Sources
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