CVE-2022-43563 (GCVE-0-2022-43563)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-11-04 22:19
Modified
2025-05-05 20:36
Severity ?
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9 and 8.1.12, the way that the rex search command handles field names lets an attacker bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/Security/SPLsafeguards . The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The attacker cannot exploit the vulnerability at will.
References
prodsec@splunk.comhttps://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1103.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1103.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Splunk Splunk Enterprise Version: 8.1   < 8.1.12
Version: 8.2   < 8.2.9
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