Vulnerability · Published Feb 14, 2023 · Assigned by Splunk
CVE-2023-22938Permissions Validation Failure in the ‘sendemail’ REST API Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.2% 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 ‘sendemail’ REST API endpoint lets any authenticated user send an email as the Splunk instance. The endpoint is now restricted to the ‘splunk-system-user’ account on the local instance.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 8.1 – before 8.1.138.2 – before 8.2.109.0 – before 9.0.4 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | - – before 9.0.2212 |
Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N