CVE-2023-22943 Security feature bypass in Splunk Add-on Builder

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Attackers can intercept traffic because the application falls back to insecure HTTP after HTTPS certificate validation fails in Splunk Add-on Builder and CloudConnect SDK.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-22943?

CVE-2023-22943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splunk Add-on Builder, published on 14 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Splunk Add-on Builder (AoB) versions below 4.1.2 and the Splunk CloudConnect SDK versions below 3.1.3, requests to third-party APIs through the REST API Modular Input incorrectly revert to using HTTP to connect after a failure to connect over HTTPS occurs.

Weakness: CWE-295, CWE-636

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22943?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Splunk Add-on Builder, Splunk Cloudconnect Software Development Kit.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22943?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22943 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-22943 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22943 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jjqg-fqrm-g2vj.

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