Stored cross-site scripting in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2022-43561
Published: November 2, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68940
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43561
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the "Save Table" dialog. A remote user with the "power" role can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Affected software
Splunk Enterprise
How to mitigate CVE-2022-43561
Install updates from vendor's website.
Splunk Enterprise - addressed in versions 8.1.12, 8.2.9, 9.0.2