CVE-2022-43561

Persistent Cross-Site Scripting in “Save Table” Dialog in Splunk Enterprise

Published Nov 3, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, a remote user that holds the “power” Splunk role can store arbitrary scripts that can lead to persistent cross-site scripting (XSS). The vulnerability affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

If users do not log in to Splunk Web on indexers in a distributed environment, disable Splunk Web on those indexers. See Disable unnecessary Splunk Enterprise components https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.5/Security/DisableunnecessarySplunkcomponents and the web.conf https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Webconf configuration specification file for more information on disabling Splunk Web.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-46557 In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, a remote user that holds the “power” Splunk role can store arbitrary scripts that can lead to persistent cross-site scripting (XSS). The vulnerability affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Splunk
Published
Updated
Apr 25, 2025, 7:10 PM
Reserved
Oct 20, 2022, 6:37 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 3, 2022, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:06 AM