Local resource access via overly broad permissions
Published Mar 26, 2025 · Updated Mar 27, 2025
Incorrect permissions in Splunk App for Lookup File Editing before 4.0.5 allow local users to access app-created resources. An undisclosed script passes overly broad modes to Python chmod and makedirs calls, granting unintended read and execute permissions. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access; Splunk reports limited confidentiality impact but does not identify the exposed resources.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect permissions in Splunk App for Lookup File Editing before 4.0.5 allow local users to access app-created resources. An undisclosed script passes overly broad modes to Python chmod and makedirs calls, granting unintended read and execute permissions. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access; Splunk reports limited confidentiality impact but does not identify the exposed resources.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-20233
- Published
- Mar 26, 2025
- Updated
- Mar 27, 2025
- Vendor
- Splunk, Inc.
- Product
- Splunk App for Lookup File Editing
- Classifications
- CWE-732, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=4.0 <4.0.5
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