CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
29.7%
The version of Splunk installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SVD-2022-1112 advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(166933);
script_version("1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/02/17");
script_cve_id("CVE-2022-43572");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2022-A-0464-S");
script_name(english:"Splunk Enterprise 8.1 < 8.1.12, 8.2.0 < 8.2.9, 9.0.0 < 9.0.2 (SVD-2022-1112)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"An application running on a remote web server host is affected by a vulnerability");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Splunk installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a
vulnerability as referenced in the SVD-2022-1112 advisory.
- In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9, 8.1.12, and 9.0.2, sending a malformed file through the Splunk-
to-Splunk (S2S) or HTTP Event Collector (HEC) protocols to an indexer results in a blockage or denial-of-
service preventing further indexing. (CVE-2022-43572)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
# https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1112.html
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?265b40c5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"For Splunk Enterprise, upgrade versions to 8.1.12, 8.2.9, 9.0.2, or higher. For Splunk Cloud Platform versions below
9.0.2211, Splunk is actively patching and monitoring the Splunk Cloud instances. To request an immediate upgrade,
determine which version of Splunk Cloud Platform you're running, then create a new support case.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-43572");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(400);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/11/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/11/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/11/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:splunk:splunk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("splunkd_detect.nasl", "splunk_web_detect.nasl", "macos_splunk_installed.nbin", "splunk_win_installed.nbin", "splunk_nix_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Splunk", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
include('vcf_extras_splunk.inc');
if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
var app_info = vcf::splunk::get_app_info();
var constraints = [
{ 'min_version' : '8.1', 'fixed_version' : '8.1.12', 'license' : 'Enterprise' },
{ 'min_version' : '8.2.0', 'fixed_version' : '8.2.9', 'license' : 'Enterprise' },
{ 'min_version' : '9.0.0', 'fixed_version' : '9.0.2', 'license' : 'Enterprise' }
];
vcf::splunk::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);