Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2023-32711: Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through a URL Validation Bypass within a Dashboard View
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, a Splunk dashboard view lets a low-privileged user exploit a vulnerability in the Bootstrap web framework (CVE-2019-8331) and build a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) payload.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 8.1 | 8.1.14 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 8.2 | 8.2.11 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.0 | 9.0.5 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, a Splunk dashboard view lets a low-privileged user exploit a vulnerability in the Bootstrap web framework (CVE-2019-8331) and build a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) payload.
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