Splunk Enterprise up to 8.1.12/8.2.9/9.0.3 XML layoutPanel cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Splunk Enterprise up to 8.1.12/8.2.9/9.0.3. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component XML Handler. This manipulation of the argument layoutPanel causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-22933. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Splunk Enterprise up to 8.1.12/8.2.9/9.0.3 (Log Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component XML Handler. The manipulation of the argument layoutPanel with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, a View allows for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in an extensible mark-up language (XML) View through the ‘layoutPanel’ attribute in the ‘module’ tag’. The vulnerability affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.

The weakness was presented 02/14/2023 as SVD-2023-0203. The advisory is shared at advisory.splunk.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-22933 since 01/10/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 8.1.13, 8.2.10 or 9.0.4 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
• 8.1.12
• 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
• 8.2.9
• 9.0.0
• 9.0.1
• 9.0.2
• 9.0.3

License

• commercial

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