VDB-301483 · CVE-2025-20231 · SVD-2025-0302

Splunk Enterprise/Secure Gateway log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Splunk Enterprise and Secure Gateway. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes log file. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-20231. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Splunk Enterprise and Secure Gateway (version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8, and versions below 3.8.38 and 3.7.23 of the Splunk Secure Gateway app on Splunk Cloud Platform, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles could run a search using the permissions of a higher-privileged user that could lead to disclosure of sensitive information.The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated low-privileged user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.

It is possible to read the advisory at advisory.splunk.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-20231 since 10/10/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233363 (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-2025-0302)), 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 (233363). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Log Management Software

Vendor

Splunk

Name

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Log file
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 233363
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-2025-0302)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/10/2024 🔍
03/27/2025 +168 days 🔍
03/27/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2025 +116 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: SVD-2025-0302
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301483

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2025 06:38
Updated: 07/21/2025 23:46
Changes: 03/27/2025 06:38 (63), 03/27/2025 08:04 (2), 03/27/2025 10:22 (1), 07/21/2025 23:46 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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