6.4

CVE-2022-43561: splunk Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumModified
Published 03-11-2022Last modified 25-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-43561 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.68%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 03-11-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, a remote user that holds the “power” Splunk role can store arbitrary scripts that can lead to persistent cross-site scripting (XSS). The vulnerability affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.68%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

51%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.66% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.68%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (research.splunk.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Splunk3 products

1 vendor · 3 products

References

2 links