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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.8

CVE-2023-22943 json

Modular Input REST API Requests Connect via HTTP after Certificate Validation Failure in Splunk Add-on Builder and Splunk CloudConnect SDK

published 2023-02-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-27045

cvss
4.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Splunk Add-on Builder (AoB) versions below 4.1.2 and the Splunk CloudConnect SDK versions below 3.1.3, requests to third-party APIs through the REST API Modular Input incorrectly revert to using HTTP to connect after a failure to connect over HTTPS occurs.

Patch / fix

  • Splunk Splunk Add-on Builder 4.1.2
  • Splunk Splunk CloudConnect SDK 3.1.3

Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Splunk Splunk Add-on Builder
  • Splunk Splunk CloudConnect SDK

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-636 Not Failing Securely
  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

References

Sources

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