XPath Injection in Splunk Cloud
CVE-2023-46214
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.7 and 9.1.2, Splunk Enterprise does not safely sanitize extensible stylesheet language transformations (XSLT) that users supply. This means that an attacker can upload malicious XSLT which can result in remote code execution on the Splunk Enterprise instance.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.892 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.892 · newest: 0.892 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Splunk Cloud
- Splunk
- Splunk Cloud
- Splunk Enterprise — versions 9.0, 9.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-1104 (Vendor Advisory)
- research.splunk.com/application/a053e6a6-2146-483a-9798-2d43652f3299/ (Vendor Advisory)
- research.splunk.com/application/6cb7e011-55fb-48e3-a98d-164fa854e37e/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46214?
- CVE-2023-46214 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Cloud, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-11-16.
- How severe is CVE-2023-46214?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-46214 known to be exploited?
- 33 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.