CVE-2025-20324

Improper Access Control in System Source Types Configuration in Splunk Enterprise

State: Published
Severity: 5.4 Medium
Published: Jul 7, 2025
Updated: Jul 8, 2025
Reserved: Oct 10, 2024

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.5, 9.2.7, and 9.1.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.104, 9.3.2408.113, and 9.2.2406.119, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could create or overwrite [system source type](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/get-started/get-data-in/9.2/configure-source-types/create-source-types) configurations by sending a specially-crafted payload to the `/servicesNS/nobody/search/admin/sourcetypes/` REST endpoint on the Splunk management port.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	5.4 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	cisco

Weaknesses

CWE-284 The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Splunk EnterpriseSplunk	9.4 to before 9.4.2Affected 9.3 to before 9.3.5Affected 9.2 to before 9.2.7Affected 9.1 to before 9.1.10Affected
Splunk Enterprise CloudSplunk	9.3.2411 to before 9.3.2411.104Affected 9.3.2408 to before 9.3.2408.113Affected 9.2.2406 to before 9.2.2406.119Affected

References

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0707

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