Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2025-20388: Blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) through Distributed Search Peers in Splunk Enterprise
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.0.1, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, and 9.2.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.1.2507.4, 10.0.2503.7, and 9.3.2411.116, a user who holds a role that contains the high privilege capability `change_authentication` could enumerate internal IP addresses and network ports when adding new search peers to a Splunk search head in a distributed environment.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 10.0 | 10.0.1 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 | 10.1.2507.4 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 10.0 | 10.0.2503.6 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.3 | 9.3.2411.116 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.0.1, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, and 9.2.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.1.2507.4, 10.0.2503.7, and 9.3.2411.116, a user who holds a role that contains the high privilege capability `change_authentication` could enumerate internal IP addresses and network ports when adding new search peers to a Splunk search head in a distributed environment.
Sources
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