CVE-2023-22942 json
Cross-Site Request Forgery in the ‘ssg/kvstore_client’ REST Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise
published 2023-02-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-27044
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, a cross-site request forgery in the Splunk Secure Gateway (SSG) app in the ‘kvstore_client’ REST endpoint lets a potential attacker update SSG KV store collections using an HTTP GET request.
Patch / fix
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise 8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4
Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
-
advisory.splunk.com
/advisories/SVD-2023-0212
vendor-advisory
-
research.splunk.com
/application/4742d5f7-ce00-45ce-9c79-5e98b43b4410/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-22942
- NVD CVE-2023-22942
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