RCE in Splunk
CVE-2022-43571
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9, 8.1.12, and 9.0.2, an authenticated user can execute arbitrary code through the dashboard PDF generation component.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.141 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.138 · newest: 0.141 · change: +0.003
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-2022-1111.html (Vendor Advisory)
- research.splunk.com/application/b06b41d7-9570-4985-8137-0784f582a1b3/ (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-43571?
- CVE-2022-43571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2022-43571?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-43571 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.