TI-2022-21346 Aliases CVE-2022-43569 GHSA-5x48-4r9f-3jvf

Persistent Cross-Site Scripting via a Data Model object name in Splunk Enterprise

HIGH 70CWE-79Published 2022-11-04 · Updated 2025-04-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, an authenticated user can inject and store arbitrary scripts that can lead to persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) in the object name of a Data Model.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00917 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk): 8.1.12, 8.2.9, 9.0.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Splunk	Splunk Enterprise	8.1 to before 8.1.12; 8.2 to before 8.2.9; 9.0 to before 9.0.2	8.1.12, 8.2.9, 9.0.2	Patch available	CNA

Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 8.1 to before 8.1.12; 8.2 to before 8.2.9; 9.0 to before 9.0.2 Fixed in 8.1.12, 8.2.9, 9.0.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:::::enterprise:::*	8.1.0 to before 8.1.12; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.9; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.2	Vulnerable	Splunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform::::::::	before 9.0.2209	Vulnerable	Splunk

cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 to before 8.1.12; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.9; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.2 Vulnerable ·Splunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0.2209 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 8.1.12, 8.2.9, 9.0.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2022-11-04
Splunk Enterprise 8.1.12, 8.2.9, 9.0.2
8 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-21345 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the radio template in Splunk EnterprisePriority HIGH 73
- TI-2022-21344 Remote Code Execution via the Splunk Secure Gateway application Mobile Alerts featurePriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2022-21349 Indexing blockage via malformed data sent through S2S or HEC protocols in Splunk EnterprisePriority MEDIUM 41
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-43569
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5x48-4r9f-3jvf

References

Exploit 1

https://research.splunk.com/application/062bff76-5f9c-496e-a386-cb1adcf69871/

Advisory 1

https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1109.html

TI-2026-16444 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Creation and Truncation in a PostgreSQL Sidecar Service Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2023-24841 Remote code execution (RCE) in Splunk Enterprise through Insecure XML Parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-15979 ‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-30707 Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to insecure session storage configuration in Splunk Enterprise on Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-21345 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the radio template in Splunk Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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