Splunk Enterprise/Cloud Platform Saved Search /app/search/search s information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /app/search/search of the component Saved Search Handler. The manipulation of the argument s leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-20232. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform (unknown version). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file /app/search/search of the component Saved Search Handler. The manipulation of the argument s with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.103, 9.2.2406.108, 9.2.2403.113, 9.1.2312.208 and 9.1.2308.212, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles could run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands on the “/app/search/search“ endpoint through its “s“ parameter. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.

The advisory is shared at advisory.splunk.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-20232 since 10/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233366 (Splunk Enterprise 9.1.0 < 9.1.8, 9.2.0 < 9.2.5, 9.3.0 < 9.3.3 (SVD-2025-0304)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (233366). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Log Management Software

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• Splunk

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• Cloud Platform
• Enterprise

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• commercial

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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