CVE-2022-43571 Remote Code Execution through dashboard PDF generation component in Splunk Enterprise
An authenticated user can execute arbitrary code via the dashboard PDF generation component in Splunk Enterprise.
- 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-2022-43571?
CVE-2022-43571 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 3 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 execute arbitrary code through the dashboard PDF generation component.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43571?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2022-43571?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43571 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2022-43571 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-43571 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-fw8h-qc74-r2c2.