CVE-2025-20322
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CVE-2025-20322 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.3, 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, an unauthenticated attacker could send a specially-crafted SPL search command that could trigger a rolling restart in the Search Head Cluster through a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), potentially leading to a denial of service (DoS).<br><br>The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the administrator-level victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The attacker should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.<br><br>See [How rolling restart works](https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.4.2/DistSearch/RestartSHC) for more information.. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.3, 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, an unauthenticated attacker could send a specially-crafted SPL search command that could trigger a rolling restart in the Search Head Cluster through a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), potentially leading to a denial of service (DoS).<br><br>The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the administrator-level victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The attacker should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.<br><br>See [How rolling restart works](https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.4.2/DistSearch/RestartSHC) for more information.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk | >= 9.1.0, < 9.1.10 |
| Splunk | Splunk | >= 9.2.0, < 9.2.7 |
| Splunk | Splunk | >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.5 |
| Splunk | Splunk | >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.3 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | >= 9.2.2406, < 9.2.2406.119 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | >= 9.3.2408, < 9.3.2408.113 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | >= 9.3.2411, < 9.3.2411.104 |
References
- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0705Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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