Improper Authorization in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform - CVE-2023-22938
Published: June 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77068
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22938
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the authorization mechanisms.
The vulnerability exists due to permissions validation failure in the "sendemail" REST API Endpoint. A remote user can send an email as the Splunk instance.
Affected software
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Cloud Platform
Splunk Cloud Platform
How to mitigate CVE-2023-22938
Install updates from vendor's website.
Splunk Enterprise - addressed in versions 8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4
Splunk Cloud Platform - update to 9.0.2212
Splunk Cloud Platform - update to 9.0.2212