Splunk Enterprise up to 8.1.11/8.2.8/9.0.1 SPL Safeguard access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Splunk Enterprise up to 8.1.11/8.2.8/9.0.1 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component SPL Safeguard Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-43566. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Splunk Enterprise up to 8.1.11/8.2.8/9.0.1 (Log Management Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component SPL Safeguard Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9, 8.1.12, and 9.0.2, an authenticated user can run risky commands using a more privileged user’s permissions to bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/Security/SPLsafeguards in the Analytics Workspace. The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The attacker cannot exploit the vulnerability at will.

The weakness was shared 11/05/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at research.splunk.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-43566 since 10/20/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 8.1.12, 8.2.9 or 9.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Log Management Software

Vendor

• Splunk

Name

• Enterprise

Version

• 8.1.0
• 8.1.1
• 8.1.2
• 8.1.3
• 8.1.4
• 8.1.5
• 8.1.6
• 8.1.7
• 8.1.8
• 8.1.9
• 8.1.10
• 8.1.11
• 8.2.0
• 8.2.1
• 8.2.2
• 8.2.3
• 8.2.4
• 8.2.5
• 8.2.6
• 8.2.7
• 8.2.8
• 9.0.0
• 9.0.1

License

• commercial

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