CVE-2023-40592

Published: Aug 30, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

6.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 2.7

Source: NVD

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.1.1, 9.0.6, and 8.2.12, an attacker can craft a special web request that can result in reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) on the “/app/search/table” web endpoint. Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to the execution of arbitrary commands on the Splunk platform instance.

Affected (4)

Products: Splunk: Splunk, Splunk Cloud Platform

2 products

Splunk Cloud Platform

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Splunk Splunk	From 8.2.0 to 8.2.12
Splunk Splunk	From 9.0.0 to 9.0.6
Splunk Splunk	Version 9.1.0
Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform	Up to 9.0.2305.100

Related CWEs

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (4)

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0801

Source: prodsec@splunk.com

Vendor Advisory

https://research.splunk.com/application/182f9080-4137-4629-94ac-cb1083ac981a/

Source: prodsec@splunk.com

Vendor Advisory

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0801

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://research.splunk.com/application/182f9080-4137-4629-94ac-cb1083ac981a/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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