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CVE-2025-20385

Stored Cross-Site scripting (XSS) through Anchor Tag "href" in Navigation Bar Collections in Splunk Enterprise

Published: Dec 3, 2025Updated: Dec 5, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-79
NVD MITRE
2.4CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.0.2, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, and 9.2.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.1.2507.6, 10.0.2503.7, and 9.3.2411.117, a user who holds a role with a high privilege capability `admin_all_objects` could craft a malicious payload through the href attribute of an anchor tag within a collection in the navigation bar, which could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:RS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

Splunk EnterpriseSplunkSecurity Products
Splunk Cloud PlatformSplunkSecurity Products
Splunk EnterpriseSplunk Inc.Security Products
Splunk Cloud PlatformSplunk Inc.Security Products
splunksplunkSecurity Products
splunkcommercialUSSecurity Productsaka splunk enterprise, splunk cloud platform
splunk inc.commercialUSSecurity Productsaka splunk
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-1204
advisory.splunk.com
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-1204
advisory.splunk.com
https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2025120404
cybersecurity-help.cz

Timeline

Published
Dec 3, 2025
Last Updated
Dec 5, 2025

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