CVE-2022-43565: In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9 and 8.1.12, the way that the ‘tstats command handles Javascript Object Notation (JSON) lets an attacker bypass SPL…

PriorityP348high8.8CVSS 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 ‘tstats command handles Javascript Object Notation (JSON) 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.

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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