CVE-2023-22942

Cross-Site Request Forgery in the ‘ssg/kvstore_client’ REST Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: February 14, 2023 at 05:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSplunk

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, a cross-site request forgery in the Splunk Secure Gateway (SSG) app in the ‘kvstore_client’ REST endpoint lets a potential attacker update SSG KV store collections using an HTTP GET request.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

8.1 ≤ v < 8.1.138.1.0 ≤ v < 8.1.138.2 ≤ v < 8.2.108.2.0 ≤ v < 8.2.109.0 ≤ v < 9.0.49.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.48.18.29.0
Affected range stops below 8.1.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.2.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-352

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