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CVE-2023-46213

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) on “Show Syntax Highlighted” View in Search Page

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 16, 2023 at 08:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:30 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSplunkSplunk Cloud Platform

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.7 and 9.1.2, ineffective escaping in the “Show syntax Highlighted” feature can result in the execution of unauthorized code in a user’s web browser.

Affected

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

Splunk· Splunk
95%
v < 9.1.23089.0 ≤ v < 9.0.79.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.79.1 ≤ v < 9.1.29.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.29.09.1
Affected range stops below 9.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.1.2308, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Splunk Cloud Platform· Splunk
95%
v < 9.1.2308
Affected range stops below 9.1.2308, 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:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-1103
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://research.splunk.com/application/1030bc63-0b37-4ac9-9ae0-9361c955a3cc/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.8MEDIUMSplunk
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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