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.
Published: 2022-11-03
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

If users do not log in to Splunk Web on indexers in a distributed environment, disable Splunk Web on those indexers. See Disable unnecessary Splunk Enterprise components https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.5/Security/DisableunnecessarySplunkcomponents and the web.conf https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Webconf configuration specification file for more information on disabling Splunk Web.

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-46557 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.
History

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Splunk Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Splunk

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-25T19:10:23.182Z

Reserved: 2022-10-20T18:37:09.181Z

Link: CVE-2022-43561

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:32:59.806Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-03T23:15:15.127

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:26:47.200

Link: CVE-2022-43561

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses