Splunk Enterprise update for third-party components
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 5 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-22570 CVE-2022-31799 CVE-2023-24329 CVE-2023-3817 CVE-2023-3446 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 CWE-254 CWE-399 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Splunk Enterprise Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
| Vendor | Splunk Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU62403
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22570
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Server: Compiling (protobuf) component in MySQL Server. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSplunk Enterprise: 9.0.0 - 9.1.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_enterprise:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_enterprise:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
http://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-1105
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Security features bypass
EUVDB-ID: #VU63912
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31799
CWE-ID:
CWE-254 - Security Features
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to mishandling errors during early request binding. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSplunk Enterprise: 9.0.0 - 9.1.1
CPE2.3http://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-1105
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU72618
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24329
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented filters.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of URLs that start with blank characters within urllib.parse component of Python. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted URL to bypass existing filters.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSplunk Enterprise: 9.0.0 - 9.1.1
CPE2.3http://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-1105
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU78798
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3817
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when checking the long DH keys. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSplunk Enterprise: 9.0.0 - 9.1.1
CPE2.3http://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-1105
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
5) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU78463
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3446
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the DH_check(), DH_check_ex() and EVP_PKEY_param_check() function when processing a DH key or DH parameters. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSplunk Enterprise: 9.0.0 - 9.1.1
CPE2.3http://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-1105
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
