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TI-2023-09063 Aliases CVE-2023-22931GHSA-7g93-5vcp-frv5

‘createrss’ External Search Command Overwrites Existing RSS Feeds in Splunk Enterprise

Priority LOW 20CWE-285Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13 and 8.2.10, the ‘createrss’ external search command overwrites existing Resource Description Format Site Summary (RSS) feeds without verifying permissions. This feature has been deprecated and disabled by default.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00362 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk): 8.1.13, 8.2.10Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk): 8.2.2203

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SplunkSplunk Enterprise8.1 to before 8.1.13; 8.2 to before 8.2.108.1.13, 8.2.10Patch availableCNA
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform- to before 8.2.22038.2.2203Patch availableCNA
  • Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 8.1 to before 8.1.13; 8.2 to before 8.2.10 Fixed in 8.1.13, 8.2.10 Patch available CNA
  • Splunk Cloud Platform VendorSplunk Affected - to before 8.2.2203 Fixed in 8.2.2203 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*8.1.0 to before 8.1.13; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.10VulnerableSplunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.2.2203VulnerableSplunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 to before 8.1.13; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.10 Vulnerable ·Splunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.2.2203 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 8.1.13, 8.2.10
  • Fix · CNA Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk) Fixed in 8.2.2203

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-22931
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7g93-5vcp-frv5

References

Advisory 2

  • 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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