Medium severity · published Nov 3, 2022
CVE-2022-43561
Persistent Cross-Site Scripting in “Save Table” Dialog in Splunk Enterprise
4.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, a remote user that holds the “power” Splunk role can store arbitrary scripts that can lead to persistent cross-site scripting (XSS). The vulnerability affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
Splunk Enterprise · Splunk
8.1 before 8.1.12; 8.2 before 8.2.9; 9.0 before 9.0.2 · source: vendor
SP
Splunk · Splunk
8.1.0 before 8.1.12; 8.2.0 before 8.2.9; 9.0.0 before 9.0.2 · source: NVD
SC
Splunk Cloud Platform · Splunk
before 9.0.2208 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43561
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43561
Exploit
https://research.splunk.com/application/a974d1ee-ddca-4837-b6ad-d55a8a239c20/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1101.html
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