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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.3

CVE-2023-22937 json

Unnecessary File Extensions Allowed by Lookup Table Uploads in Splunk Enterprise

published 2023-02-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-27039

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the lookup table upload feature let a user upload lookup tables with unnecessary filename extensions. Lookup table file extensions may now be one of the following only: .csv, .csv.gz, .kmz, .kml, .mmdb, or .mmdb.gzl.

Patch / fix

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

Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise
  • Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.