High severity · published Nov 3, 2022
CVE-2022-43571
Remote Code Execution through dashboard PDF generation component in Splunk Enterprise
8.8
CVSS
14.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)14.1% · higher than 97% 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 9.0.2209 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43571
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43571
Exploit
https://research.splunk.com/application/b06b41d7-9570-4985-8137-0784f582a1b3/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1111.html
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