XSS in Splunk
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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.428 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.428 · newest: 0.428 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Splunk
- Splunk Cloud Platform
- Splunk Enterprise — versions 8.1, 8.2, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1108.html (Vendor Advisory)
- research.splunk.com/application/d532d105-c63f-4049-a8c4-e249127ca425/ (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-43568?
- CVE-2022-43568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk, 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.