Splunk Enterprise 9.0.0 < 9.0.7, 9.1.0 < 9.1.2 (SVD-2023-1104)

high Nessus Plugin ID 185903

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Synopsis

An application running on a remote web server host is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of Splunk installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SVD-2023-1104 advisory.

- In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.7 and 9.1.2, Splunk Enterprise does not safely sanitize extensible stylesheet language transformations (XSLT) that users supply. This means that an attacker can upload malicious XSLT which can result in remote code execution on the Splunk Enterprise instance.
(CVE-2023-46214)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to either 9.0.7 or 9.1.2. Splunk is actively monitoring and patching Splunk Cloud Platform instances.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 185903

File Name: splunk_912_cve-2023-46214.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/16/2023

Updated: 4/26/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-46214

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:splunk:splunk

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Splunk, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/16/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/16/2023

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Splunk Authenticated XSLT Upload RCE)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-46214

CWE: 91

IAVA: 2023-A-0647-S

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