CVE-2025-20324CWE-284

Improper Access Control in System Source Types Configuration in Splunk Enterprise

Medium · published July 7, 2025

CVSS v3.1
5.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00278 · 19.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-284 · Improper Access Control
Published
2025-07-07T17:48Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JUL 17:48Z
    Improper Access Control in System Source Types Configuration in Splunk Enterprise
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