CVE-2023-22938 — MEDIUM (4.3)

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-22938?

CVE-2023-22938 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2023-22938?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.

Vulnerability Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the ‘sendemail’ REST API endpoint lets any authenticated user send an email as the Splunk instance. The endpoint is now restricted to the ‘splunk-system-user’ account on the local instance.

CVSS Score

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Splunk	Splunk	>= 8.1.0, < 8.1.13
Splunk	Splunk Cloud Platform	< 9.0.2209.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-285

References

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0208Vendor Advisory
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0208Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-22938?

CVE-2023-22938 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the ‘sendemail’ REST API endpoint lets any authenticated user send an email as the Splunk instance. The endpoint is now restricted to the...

How severe is CVE-2023-22938?

CVE-2023-22938 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-22938?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.