RCE in Splunk
CVE-2022-43572
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9, 8.1.12, and 9.0.2, sending a malformed file through the Splunk-to-Splunk (S2S) or HTTP Event Collector (HEC) protocols to an indexer results in a blockage or denial-of-service preventing further indexing.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Splunk
- Splunk Cloud Platform
- Splunk Enterprise — versions 8.1, 8.2, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1111.html (Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-43572?
- CVE-2022-43572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-11-04.
- How severe is CVE-2022-43572?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.