CVE-2022-43567 Remote Code Execution via the Splunk Secure Gateway application Mobile Alerts feature
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted requests to the Mobile Alerts feature in Splunk Secure Gateway.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-43567?
CVE-2022-43567 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 4 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9, 8.1.12, and 9.0.2, an authenticated user can run arbitrary operating system commands remotely through the use of specially crafted requests to the mobile alerts feature in the Splunk Secure Gateway app.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43567?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2022-43567?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43567 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2022-43567 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43567 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-768c-qx9v-r6h3.