What is CVE-2025-20233?

CVE-2025-20233 is a low-severity vulnerability in Splunk App For Lookup File Editing, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2025-03-26.

How severe is CVE-2025-20233?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Splunk App For Lookup File Editing

CVE-2025-20233

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.

EPSS: 0.001 (1.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Splunk App For Lookup File Editing — versions 4.0
Splunk Splunk_app_for_lookup_file_editing

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20233?: CVE-2025-20233 is a low-severity vulnerability in Splunk App For Lookup File Editing, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2025-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2025-20233?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.