Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2021 - Server-Side Request Forgery
ASVS 5.0
V12 - Files and Resources SSRF prevention, URL validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | Access to internal services, cloud metadata endpoints, or other resources not intended to be publicly accessible. Can lead to data exfiltration or further exploitation. With a CVSS score of 2.7 (LOW), this represents a low risk. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker provides a URL pointing to an internal service (e.g., http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/) through a vulnerable parameter, causing the server to fetch and return internal data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 15, 2026
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.0.1, 9.4.6, 9.3.8, and 9.2.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.1.2507.4, 10.0.2503.7, and 9.3.2411.116, a user who holds a role that contains the high privilege capability change_authentication could enumerate internal IP addresses and network ports when adding new search peers to a Splunk search head in a distributed environment.
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RemediationAI
Validate and whitelist allowed URLs and IP ranges. Block requests to internal/private IP ranges. Use network segmentation to limit server-side request scope.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 2 packages in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Server-Side Request Forgery allows an attacker to induce the server to make HTTP requests to arbitrary destinations, including internal services. This vulnerability is classified as Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918).
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
2Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-20388 is a low-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise involving SSRF (CVSS 2.7). The limited severity suggests constrained impact, typically requiring specific conditions or local access for exploitation. Apply vendor updates when available as part of routine maintenance.
Apply vendor patch during routine maintenance. Standard security controls provide adequate interim protection.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.
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