CVE-2023-22933

Public Exploit
Persistent Cross-Site Scripting through the ‘module’ Tag in a View in Splunk Enterprise

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, a View allows for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in an extensible mark-up language (XML) View through the ‘layoutPanel’ attribute in the ‘module’ tag’.

Category

8.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.52%
Vendor Advisory splunk.com Vendor Advisory splunk.com
Affected: Splunk Splunk Enterprise
Affected: Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0203 vendor advisory
https://research.splunk.com/application/9ac2bfea-a234-4a18-9d37-6d747e85c2e4 vendor advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-22933?
CVE-2023-22933 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-22933?
To fix CVE-2023-22933, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-22933 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-22933 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-22933?
CVE-2023-22933 affects Splunk Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
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