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CVE-2023-46214

Remote code execution (RCE) in Splunk Enterprise through Insecure XML Parsing

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 9.0.7, 9.1.2, 9.1.2308
1 Metasploit module
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.7 and 9.1.2, Splunk Enterprise does not safely sanitize extensible stylesheet language transformations (XSLT) that users supply. This means that an attacker can upload malicious XSLT which can result in remote code execution on the Splunk Enterprise instance.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise

    From 9.0 · fixed in 9.0.7; From 9.1 · fixed in 9.1.2

  • Splunk Splunk Cloud

    fixed in 9.1.2308

References 4

advisory.splunk.com

research.splunk.com

GitHub · rapid7/metasploit-framework