CVE-2022-43563

Risky command safeguards bypass via rex search command field names in Splunk Enterprise

State: Published
Severity: 8.1 High
Published: Nov 4, 2022
Updated: May 5, 2025
Reserved: Oct 20, 2022

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9 and 8.1.12, the way that the rex search command handles field names lets an attacker bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/Security/SPLsafeguards . The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The attacker cannot exploit the vulnerability at will.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.1 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N	Splunk

Weaknesses

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Splunk EnterpriseSplunk	8.1 to before 8.1.12Affected 8.2 to before 8.2.9Affected

References

https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1103.html

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