4.6
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-20369
Extensible Markup Language (XML) External Entity Injection (XXE) through Dashboard label field on Splunk Enterprise
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 privilege user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could perform an extensible markup language (XML) external entity (XXE) injection through the dashboard tab label field. The XXE injection has the potential to cause denial of service (DoS) attacks.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 1, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 1, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-20369 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM d1c1063e-7a18-46af-9102-31f8928bc633
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud Platform to the latest patched version to fix XXE injection.
  • Update Splunk Enterprise to version 9.4.4 or later.
  • Update Splunk Enterprise to version 9.3.6 or later.
  • Update Splunk Enterprise to version 9.2.8 or later.
  • Update Splunk Cloud Platform to the latest version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-20369.

URL Resource
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-1004
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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 privilege user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could perform an extensible markup language (XML) external entity (XXE) injection through the dashboard tab label field. The XXE injection has the potential to cause denial of service (DoS) attacks.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-776
    Added Reference https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-1004
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
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