CVE-2022-43563: In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9 and 8.1.12, the way that the rex search command handles field names lets an attacker bypass SPL safeguards for risky…

PriorityP349high8.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.60%

44.0th percentile

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9 and 8.1.12, the way that the rex search command handles field names lets an attacker bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/Security/SPLsafeguards . The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The attacker cannot exploit the vulnerability at will.

Affected

5 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
splunk	splunk	>= 8.1.0 < 8.1.12	8.1.12
splunk	splunk	>= 8.2.0 < 8.2.9	8.2.9
splunk	splunk_cloud_platform	< 9.0.2203	9.0.2203
splunk	splunk_enterprise	>= 8.1 < 8.1.12	8.1.12
splunk	splunk_enterprise	>= 8.2 < 8.2.9	8.2.9

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