Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Splunk CloudConnect SDK and Splunk Add-on Builder - CVE-2023-22943
Published: February 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72383
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22943
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software can send requests to third-party APIs through the REST API Modular Input using unencrypted HTTP protocol instead of HTTPS. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can gain access to sensitive data.
Affected software
Splunk CloudConnect SDK
Splunk Add-on Builder
Splunk Add-on Builder
How to mitigate CVE-2023-22943
Install updates from vendor's website.
Splunk CloudConnect SDK - update to 3.1.3
Splunk Add-on Builder - update to 4.1.2
Splunk Add-on Builder - update to 4.1.2