PT-2023-18774 · Splunk · Splunk Enterprise

James Ervin · Published 2023-02-14 · Updated 2024-04-10 · CVE-2023-22931

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Splunk Enterprise versions prior to 8.1.13 Splunk Enterprise versions prior to 8.2.10

Description The issue concerns the 'createrss' external search command, which overwrites existing Resource Description Format Site Summary (RSS) feeds without verifying permissions. This feature has been deprecated and disabled by default.

Recommendations For versions prior to 8.1.13, update to version 8.1.13 or later. For versions prior to 8.2.10, update to version 8.2.10 or later. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the createrss external search command until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Authorization

Incorrect Default Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-285

CWE-276

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-22931

Affected Products

Splunk Enterprise

References · 5

• https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22931 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22931 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0201 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/58127 · Telegram Post