What is CVE-2022-43568?

CVE-2022-43568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2022-43568?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-43568 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Splunk Enterprise

CVE-2022-43568

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, a View allows for a Reflected Cross Site Scripting via JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) in a query parameter when output_mode=radio.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.086 (92.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Splunk Enterprise — versions 8.1, 8.2, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43568?: CVE-2022-43568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-43568?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-43568 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.