CVE-2025-20324 Improper Access Control in System Source Types Configuration in Splunk Enterprise
Low-privileged users can modify system source type configurations via a REST endpoint, requiring an upgrade to secure the platform.
- 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-2025-20324?
CVE-2025-20324 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 7 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.2, 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.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20324?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20324?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20324 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-20324 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20324 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-76284 Improper Neutralization in Splunk Enterprise
- CVE-2026-76285 Improper Adherence to Coding Standards in Splunk Enterprise
- CVE-2017-17067 Auth bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gw68-m2h3-q75j.