CVE-2022-43561

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, a remote user that holds the “power” Splunk role can store arbitrary scripts that can lead to persistent cross-site scripting (XSS). The vulnerability affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
SplunkSplunk Enterprise8.1 < 8.1.12affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise8.2 < 8.2.9affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.0 < 9.0.2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-79: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Workarounds

If users do not log in to Splunk Web on indexers in a distributed environment, disable Splunk Web on those indexers. See Disable unnecessary Splunk Enterprise components https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.5/Security/DisableunnecessarySplunkcomponents and the web.conf https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Webconf configuration specification file for more information on disabling Splunk Web.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References