CVE-2022-43561 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting in “Save Table” Dialog in Splunk Enterprise
A remote user with the power role can inject persistent scripts via the Save Table dialog, enabling XSS attacks against other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-43561?
CVE-2022-43561 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 3 Nov 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, a remote user that holds the “power” Splunk role can store arbitrary scripts that can lead to persistent cross-site scripting (XSS). The vulnerability affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43561?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2022-43561?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43561 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-43561 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-43561 exists.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-8267-g4r9-6r3v.