CVE-2025-20233 – Splunk App for Lookup File Editing Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-20233 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Splunk App for Lookup File Editing versions below 4.0.5, a script in the app used the `chmod` and `makedirs` Python functions in a way that resulted in overly broad read and execute permissions. This could lead to improper access control for a low-privileged user.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-732
    Added Reference https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2025-0310
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