CVE-2023-32711

Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through a URL Validation Bypass within a Dashboard View

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Published Jun 1, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, a Splunk dashboard view lets a low-privileged user exploit a vulnerability in the Bootstrap web framework (CVE-2019-8331) and build a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) payload.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Splunk

Splunk Enterprise

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.1`	affected	< 8.1.14
`8.2`	affected	< 8.2.11
`9.0`	affected	< 9.0.5

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-36938	In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, a Splunk dashboard view lets a low-privileged user exploit a vulnerability in the Bootstrap web framework (CVE-2019-8331) and build a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) payload.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.350% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0605
https://research.splunk.com/application/8a43558f-a53c-4ee4-86c1-30b1e8ef3606/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Splunk Splunk

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 28, 2025, 11:03 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Splunk
Published: Jun 1, 2023, 4:34 PM
Updated: Feb 28, 2025, 11:03 AM
Reserved: May 11, 2023, 8:55 PM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 1, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:59 AM

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