CVE-2023-22940 json
SPL Command Safeguards Bypass via the ‘collect’ SPL Command Aliases in Splunk Enterprise
published 2023-02-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-27042
- cvss
- 6.3
- 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 37%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, aliases of the ‘collect’ search processing language (SPL) command, including ‘summaryindex’, ‘sumindex’, ‘stash’,’ mcollect’, and ‘meventcollect’, were not designated as safeguarded commands. The commands could potentially allow for the exposing of data to a summary index that unprivileged users could access. 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 9.0.2212
Exploit prediction
0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
advisory.splunk.com
/advisories/SVD-2023-0210
vendor-advisory
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research.splunk.com
/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-22940
- NVD CVE-2023-22940
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