CVE-2023-46214 Remote code execution (RCE) in Splunk Enterprise through Insecure XML Parsing
Attackers can achieve remote code execution on Splunk Enterprise by uploading malicious XSLT files due to insecure XML parsing.
- 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-2023-46214?
CVE-2023-46214 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 16 Nov 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 9.0.7 and 9.1.2, Splunk Enterprise does not safely sanitize extensible stylesheet language transformations (XSLT) that users supply. This means that an attacker can upload malicious XSLT which can result in remote code execution on the Splunk Enterprise instance.
Weakness: CWE-91
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46214?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Cloud, Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-46214 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-46214 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mwwq-v92j-38xr.