Vulnerability · Published Nov 16, 2023 · Assigned by Splunk
CVE-2023-46214Remote code execution (RCE) in Splunk Enterprise through Insecure XML Parsing
High 8.0
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Splunk Cloud from Splunk. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 89.2% (higher than 99.8% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)89.2%top 0.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Metasploit
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 9.0 – before 9.0.79.1 – before 9.1.2 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud | - – before 9.1.2308 |
Weakness: CWE-91 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H