Description
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.
Problem types
Product status
9.3 (custom) before 9.3.5
9.2 (custom) before 9.2.7
9.1 (custom) before 9.1.10
9.3.2408 (custom) before 9.3.2408.113
9.2.2406 (custom) before 9.2.2406.119
References
advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0707