What is CVE-2022-43570?

CVE-2022-43570 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2022-43570?

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

XXE in Splunk Enterprise

CVE-2022-43570

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, an authenticated user can perform an extensible markup language (XML) external entity (XXE) injection via a custom View. The XXE injection causes Splunk Web to embed incorrect d…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.003 (54.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Splunk Enterprise — versions 8.1, 8.2, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1110.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43570?: CVE-2022-43570 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-43570?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.