VDB-301482 · CVE-2025-20226 · SVD-2025-0305

Splunk Enterprise/Cloud Platform Saved Search /services/streams/search q information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /services/streams/search of the component Saved Search Handler. The manipulation of the argument q results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-20226. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the file /services/streams/search of the component Saved Search Handler. The manipulation of the argument q with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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, 9.2.2406.111, and 9.1.2308.214, 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 "/services/streams/search" endpoint through its "q" 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 available at advisory.splunk.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-20226 since 10/10/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233368 (Splunk Enterprise 9.1.0 < 9.1.8, 9.2.0 < 9.2.5, 9.3.0 < 9.3.3, 9.4.0 < 9.4.1 (SVD-2025-0305)), 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 (233368). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Log Management Software

Vendor

Splunk

Name

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 233368
Nessus Name: Splunk Enterprise 9.1.0 < 9.1.8, 9.2.0 < 9.2.5, 9.3.0 < 9.3.3, 9.4.0 < 9.4.1 (SVD-2025-0305)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/10/2024 🔍
03/27/2025 +168 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: SVD-2025-0305
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301482

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2025 06:38
Updated: 03/27/2025 22:37
Changes: 03/27/2025 06:38 (66), 03/27/2025 10:22 (1), 03/27/2025 22:37 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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