CVE-2023-22940

SPL Command Safeguards Bypass via the ‘collect’ SPL Command Aliases in Splunk Enterprise

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.

Category

6.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.17%
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-2023-0210 vendor advisory
https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-22940?
CVE-2023-22940 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-22940?
To fix CVE-2023-22940, 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-2023-22940 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-22940 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-22940?
CVE-2023-22940 affects Splunk Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.