Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.4, 9.3.6, and 9.2.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.108, 9.3.2408.118 and 9.2.2406.123, a low privilege user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could perform an extensible markup language (XML) external entity (XXE) injection through the dashboard tab label field. The XXE injection has the potential to cause denial of service (DoS) attacks.
Analysis
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.4.4, 9.3.6, and 9.2.8, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.3.2411.108, 9.3.2408.118 and 9.2.2406.123, a low privilege user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could perform an extensible markup language (XML) external entity (XXE) injection through the dashboard tab label field. The XXE injection has the potential to cause denial of service (DoS) attacks.
Technical ContextAI
A denial of service vulnerability allows an attacker to disrupt the normal functioning of a system, making it unavailable to legitimate users. This vulnerability is classified as Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (CWE-776).
RemediationAI
Implement rate limiting and input validation. Use timeout mechanisms for resource-intensive operations. Deploy DDoS protection where applicable.
More from same product – last 7 days
CSS injection in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform classic dashboards enables credential and sensitive data ex
Classic dashboard URL validation bypass in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform enables low-privileged authentica
Classic dashboard drill-down links in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform can be weaponized by low-privileged au
Classic dashboard style attribute injection in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform enables a low-privileged auth
Improper access control on the saved search ownership reassignment endpoint in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platfo
Share
External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2025-32718