CVE-2022-26889 Path Traversal in search parameter results in external content injection
Path traversal in Splunk Enterprise allows attackers to inject arbitrary content or bypass safeguards via browser-based attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-26889?
CVE-2022-26889 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 6 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions before 8.1.2, the uri path to load a relative resource within a web page is vulnerable to path traversal. It allows an attacker to potentially inject arbitrary content into the web page (e.g., HTML Injection, XSS) or bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands. The attack is browser-based. An attacker cannot exploit the attack at will and requires the attacker to initiate a request within the victim's browser (e.g., phishing).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26889?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2022-26889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-26889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26889 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-79w5-m8hm-g24m.