CSRF in Splunk
CVE-2023-22942
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, a cross-site request forgery in the Splunk Secure Gateway (SSG) app in the ‘kvstore_client’ REST endpoint lets a potential attacker update SSG KV store collections using an HTTP GET request.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Splunk
- Splunk Enterprise — versions 8.1, 8.2, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0212 (Vendor Advisory)
- research.splunk.com/application/4742d5f7-ce00-45ce-9c79-5e98b43b4410/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-22942?
- CVE-2023-22942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splunk, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-02-14.
- How severe is CVE-2023-22942?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-22942 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.