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CVE-2025-20227


In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.107, 9.2.2406.112, 9.2.2403.115, 9.1.2312.208 and 9.1.2308.214, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could bypass the external content warning modal dialog box in Dashboard Studio dashboards which could lead to an information disclosure.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from splunk, from splunk organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2025-03-26T22:15:14.637

Last Modified

2025-07-21T20:51:45.463

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application splunk splunk < 9.1.8 Yes
Application splunk splunk < 9.2.4 Yes
Application splunk splunk < 9.3.3 Yes
Application splunk splunk 9.4.0 Yes
Application splunk splunk_cloud_platform < 9.1.2308.214 Yes
Application splunk splunk_cloud_platform < 9.1.2312.208 Yes
Application splunk splunk_cloud_platform < 9.2.2403.115 Yes
Application splunk splunk_cloud_platform < 9.2.2406.113 Yes
Application splunk splunk_cloud_platform < 9.3.2408.107 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For splunk's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.