Multiple vulnerabilities in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-22933 CVE-2023-22942 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-79 CWE-352 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Splunk Enterprise Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers Splunk Cloud Platform Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
| Vendor | Splunk Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Stored cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU77061
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22933
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "module" Tag in the View. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSplunk Enterprise: 8.1.0 - 9.0.3
Splunk Cloud Platform: 9.0.2208
External linkshttp://research.splunk.com/application/9ac2bfea-a234-4a18-9d37-6d747e85c2e4
http://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0203
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Cross-site request forgery
EUVDB-ID: #VU77071
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22942
CWE-ID:
CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the "ssg/kvstore_client" REST Endpoint. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSplunk Enterprise: 8.1.0 - 9.0.3
External linkshttp://research.splunk.com/application/4742d5f7-ce00-45ce-9c79-5e98b43b4410/
http://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0212
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
