CVE-2022-43571

HIGH

Authenticated RCE in Splunk (SimpleXML dashboard PDF generation)

Title source: metasploit

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9, 8.1.12, and 9.0.2, an authenticated user can execute arbitrary code through the dashboard PDF generation component.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WRITEUP
by ohnonoyesyes · poc
https://github.com/ohnonoyesyes/CVE-2022-43571
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by Maksim Rogov, Danylo Dmytriiev, psytester · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/splunk_auth_rce_cve_2022_43571.rb

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.7521
EPSS Percentile 98.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (2)
splunk/splunk 8.1.0 - 8.1.12
splunk/splunk_cloud_platform < 9.0.2209
Published Nov 03, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026