VDB-245648 · CVE-2023-46214 · SVD-2023-1104

Splunk Enterprise/Cloud xml injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to xml injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-46214. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud (Log Management Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-91. The product does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 11/16/2023 as SVD-2023-1104. The advisory is shared for download at advisory.splunk.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-46214 since 10/18/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

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Productinfo

Type

Log Management Software

Vendor

Splunk

Name

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.0
CNA Vector (Splunk Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml injection
CWE: CWE-91 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/18/2023 🔍
11/16/2023 +29 days 🔍
11/16/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/12/2023 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: SVD-2023-1104
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-46214 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-46214
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-245648

Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2023 21:43
Updated: 12/12/2023 18:43
Changes: 11/16/2023 21:43 (48), 12/12/2023 18:43 (12)
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