Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through a URL Validation Bypass within a Dashboard View
Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- 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 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, a Splunk dashboard view lets a low-privileged user exploit a vulnerability in the Bootstrap web framework (CVE-2019-8331) and build a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) payload.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0035 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk): 8.1.14, 8.2.11, 9.0.5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 8.1 to before 8.1.14; 8.2 to before 8.2.11; 9.0 to before 9.0.5 | 8.1.14, 8.2.11, 9.0.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 8.1 to before 8.1.14; 8.2 to before 8.2.11; 9.0 to before 9.0.5 Fixed in 8.1.14, 8.2.11, 9.0.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 8.1.0 to before 8.1.14; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.11; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.5 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 to before 8.1.14; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.11; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.5 Vulnerable ·Splunk
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 8.1.14, 8.2.11, 9.0.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Splunk Enterprise 8.1.14, 8.2.11, 9.0.5
8 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-15979 ‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege EscalationPriority HIGH 80
- TI-2023-15980 HTTP Response Splitting via the ‘rest’ SPL CommandPriority LOW 39
- TI-2023-15978 Denial Of Service due to Untrusted XML Tag in XML Parser within SAML AuthenticationPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32711
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8pw-mmh7-x243
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-2023-32711 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-32711 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w8pw-mmh7-x243 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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