CVE-2023-22942 Cross-Site Request Forgery in the ‘ssg/kvstore_client’ REST Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise
An attacker can modify Secure Gateway KV store collections via CSRF in Splunk Enterprise, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- 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-2023-22942?
CVE-2023-22942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 14 Feb 2023. 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 below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, a cross-site request forgery in the Splunk Secure Gateway (SSG) app in the ‘kvstore_client’ REST endpoint lets a potential attacker update SSG KV store collections using an HTTP GET request.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22942?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2023-22942?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-22942 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22942 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r87-mf97-8jj9.