CVE-2025-20297

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) on Splunk Enterprise through dashboard PDF generation component

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS Score

Published: June 2, 2025 at 05:14 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:41 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorSplunkSplunk Cloud Platform

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Severity

MEDIUM5.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 31%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.2, 9.3.4 and 9.2.6, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.102, 9.3.2408.111 and 9.2.2406.118, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload through the pdfgen/render REST endpoint that could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Splunk · Splunk

95%

9.1 ≤ v < 9.1.99.2 ≤ v < 9.2.69.2.0 ≤ v < 9.2.69.3 ≤ v < 9.3.49.3.0 ≤ v < 9.3.49.4 ≤ v < 9.4.29.4.0 ≤ v < 9.4.29.1 9.2 9.3 9.4

Affected range stops below 9.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.2.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Splunk Cloud Platform · Splunk

95%

9.2.2406 ≤ v < 9.2.2406.1189.3.2408 ≤ v < 9.3.2408.1119.3.2411 ≤ v < 9.3.2411.1029.2.2406 9.3.2408 9.3.2411

Affected range stops below 9.2.2406.118, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.3.2408.111, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.3.2411.102, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0601

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0601

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.4MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-79

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