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Fencer Vulns
high 7.3

CVE-2023-22934 json

SPL Command Safeguards Bypass via the ‘pivot’ SPL Command in Splunk Enterprise

published 2023-02-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-27036

cvss
7.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the ‘pivot’ search processing language (SPL) command lets a search bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands using a saved search job. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user to craft the saved job and a higher privileged user to initiate a request within their browser.

Patch / fix

  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise 8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4
  • Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 9.0.2209.3
  • splunk splunk 8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4
  • splunk splunk_cloud_platform 9.0.2209.3

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • research.splunk.com https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise
  • Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform
  • splunk splunk
  • splunk splunk_cloud_platform

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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