XML External Entity Injection through a custom View in Splunk Enterprise
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, an authenticated user can perform an extensible markup language (XML) external entity (XXE) injection via a custom View. The XXE injection causes Splunk Web to embed incorrect documents into an error.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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
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 ·
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-2022-21346 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting via a Data Model object name in Splunk EnterprisePriority HIGH 70
- TI-2022-21344 Remote Code Execution via the Splunk Secure Gateway application Mobile Alerts featurePriority MEDIUM 43
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-43570
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcm6-qr3c-r573
References
More Splunk vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2022-43570 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-43570 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wcm6-qr3c-r573 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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