CVE-2025-20320 Denial of Service (DoS) through “User Interface - Views“ configuration page in Splunk Enterprise
Low-privileged users can cause denial of service and delete files via path traversal in Splunk Enterprise by tricking admins into initiating a malicious request.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20320?
CVE-2025-20320 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 7 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.3, 9.3.5, 9.2.7 and 9.1.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.107, 9.3.2408.117, and 9.2.2406.121, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload through the `User Interface - Views` configuration page that could potentially lead to a denial of service (DoS).The user could cause the DoS by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability that allows for deletion of arbitrary files within a Splunk directory. The vulnerability requires the low-privileged user to phish the administrator-level victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The low-privileged user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.
Weakness: CWE-35
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20320?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20320?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20320 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-20320 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20320 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5m7-22fg-43fw.