CVE-2025-20324

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.

Reserved 2024-10-10 | Published 2025-07-07 | Updated 2025-07-07 | Assigner cisco

Problem types

The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

Product status

9.4 before 9.4.2
affected

9.3 before 9.3.5
affected

9.2 before 9.2.7
affected

9.1 before 9.1.10
affected

9.3.2411 before 9.3.2411.104
affected

9.3.2408 before 9.3.2408.113
affected

9.2.2406 before 9.2.2406.119
affected

References

advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0707

cve.org (CVE-2025-20324)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-20324)

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