CVE-2025-20227 Information Disclosure through external content warning modal dialog box bypass in Splunk Enterprise Dashboard Studio
Low-privileged users can bypass external content warnings in Dashboard Studio, leading to information disclosure in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20227?
CVE-2025-20227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 26 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.1, 9.3.3, 9.2.5, and 9.1.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2408.107, 9.2.2406.112, 9.2.2403.115, 9.1.2312.208 and 9.1.2308.214, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could bypass the external content warning modal dialog box in Dashboard Studio dashboards which could lead to an information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20227?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20227?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20227 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-20227 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20227 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-66v8-2jrc-g3f2.