CVE-2023-22938 json
Permissions Validation Failure in the ‘sendemail’ REST API Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise
published 2023-02-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-27040
- 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 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the ‘sendemail’ REST API endpoint lets any authenticated user send an email as the Splunk instance. The endpoint is now restricted to the ‘splunk-system-user’ account on the local instance.
Patch / fix
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise 8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 9.0.2212
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% 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-285 Improper Authorization
References
-
advisory.splunk.com
/advisories/SVD-2023-0208
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-22938
- NVD CVE-2023-22938
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