CVE-2023-46214 (GCVE-0-2023-46214)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-16 20:15 – Updated: 2025-12-16 18:23
VLAI
Title
Remote code execution (RCE) in Splunk Enterprise through Insecure XML Parsing
Summary
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.
Severity
8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-91 - The software does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system.
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Splunk Splunk Enterprise Affected: 9.0 , < 9.0.7 (custom)
Affected: 9.1 , < 9.1.2 (custom)
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Splunk Splunk Cloud Affected: - , < 9.1.2308 (custom)
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splunk splunk_enterprise Affected: 9.1 , < 9.1.2 (custom)
Affected: 9.0 , < 9.0.7 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2023-11-16 00:00
Credits
Alex Hordijk
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