Vulnerability · Published Feb 14, 2023 · Assigned by Splunk

CVE-2023-22934SPL Command Safeguards Bypass via the ‘pivot’ SPL Command in Splunk Enterprise

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity improper input validation in Splunk Cloud Platform from Splunk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the ‘pivot’ search processing language (SPL) command lets a search bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands using a saved search job. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user to craft the saved job and a higher privileged user to initiate a request within their browser.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 8.1 – before 8.1.138.2 – before 8.2.109.0 – before 9.0.4
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform - – before 9.0.2209.3

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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