CVE-2022-43562: SVD-2022-1102 | Splunk

Advisory ID: SVD-2022-1102

Published: 2022-11-02

CVSSv3.1 Score: 3.0, Low

CWE: CWE-20

CVE ID: CVE-2022-43562

Last Update: 2022-11-02

CVSSv3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Bug ID: SPL-224156

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, Splunk Enterprise fails to properly validate and escape the Host header, which could let a remote authenticated user conduct various attacks against the system, including cross-site scripting and cache poisoning.

Solution

For Splunk Enterprise, upgrade versions to 8.1.12, 8.2.9, 9.0.2, or higher.

For Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.0.2208, Splunk is actively patching and monitoring the Splunk Cloud instances. To request an immediate upgrade, determine which version of Splunk Cloud Platform you’re running, then create a new support case.

Product Status

Product

Version

Component

Affected Version

Fixed Version

Splunk Enterprise

8.1

8.1.11 and lower

8.1.12

Splunk Enterprise

8.2

8.2.0 to 8.2.8

8.2.9

Splunk Enterprise

9.0

9.0.0 to 9.0.1

9.0.2

Splunk Cloud Platform

9.0.2205 and lower

9.0.2208

Mitigations and Workarounds

None

Detections

None

Severity

Splunk rated the vulnerability as Low. The vulnerability could potentially let a remote authenticated user inject scripts or manipulate server side behavior through a specially crafted HTTP request. Splunk has not, however, observed a direct exploitation technique. Hence, Splunk scored the vulnerability as 3.0 with a CVSSv3.1 vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Acknowledgments

Ali Mirheidari at Splunk

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