CVE-2025-20368

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through missing field warning messages in Saved Search and Job Inspector on Splunk Enterprise

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS Score

Published: October 1, 2025 at 04:08 PM UTC

Updated: October 18, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorSplunkSplunk Cloud Platform

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Severity

MEDIUM5.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.4, 9.3.6, and 9.2.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.108, 9.3.2408.118 and 9.2.2406.123, a low privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload through the error messages and job inspection details of a saved search. This 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%

9.2.0 ≤ v < 9.2.89.3.0 ≤ v < 9.3.69.4.0 ≤ v < 9.4.410.0 9.2 9.3 9.4

Affected range stops below 10.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.3.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.4.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Splunk Cloud Platform · Splunk

95%

9.2.2406 ≤ v < 9.2.2406.1239.3.2408 ≤ v < 9.3.2408.1189.3.2411 ≤ v < 9.3.2411.1089.2.2406 9.3.2408 9.3.2411

Affected range stops below 9.2.2406.123, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.3.2408.118, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.3.2411.108, 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-2025-1003

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: cverecord

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-1003

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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