CVE-2023-32711 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through a URL Validation Bypass within a Dashboard View
A low-privileged user can inject persistent XSS payloads into Splunk dashboards, potentially executing code or taking over accounts.
- 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-2023-32711?
CVE-2023-32711 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 1 Jun 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 versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, a Splunk dashboard view lets a low-privileged user exploit a vulnerability in the Bootstrap web framework (CVE-2019-8331) and build a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) payload.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32711?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2023-32711?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32711 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-2023-32711 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32711 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-17067 Auth bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8pw-mmh7-x243.