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Fencer Vulns
high 8.1

CVE-2023-22935 json

SPL Command Safeguards Bypass via the ‘display.page.search.patterns.sensitivity’ Search Parameter in Splunk Enterprise

published 2023-02-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-27037

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the ‘display.page.search.patterns.sensitivity’ search parameter lets a search bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands. The vulnerability requires a higher privileged user to initiate a request within their browser and only affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.

Patch / fix

  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise 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
19 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise
  • Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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