CVE-2023-22932 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting through a Base64-encoded Image in a View in Splunk Enterprise
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via a crafted Base64 image in Splunk Web views, potentially leading to session hijacking.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-22932?
CVE-2023-22932 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 14 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise 9.0 versions before 9.0.4, a View allows for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through the error message in a Base64-encoded image. The vulnerability affects instances with Splunk Web enabled. It does not affect Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22932?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2023-22932?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22932 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-2023-22932 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22932 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-v398-hxmw-7r4v.