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CVE-2022-27183: Reflected XSS in a query parameter of the Monitoring Console

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Monitoring Console app configured in Distributed mode allows for a Reflected XSS in a query parameter in Splunk Enterprise versions before 8.1.4. The Monitoring Console app is a bundled app included in Splunk Enterprise, not for download on SplunkBase, and not installed on Splunk Cloud Platform instances. Note that the Cloud Monitoring Console is not impacted.

Affected products

• Splunk Enterprise: from 8.1.0 before 8.1.4 — fixed in 8.1.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Splunk Enterprise 8.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://research.splunk.com/application/splunk_xss_in_monitoring_console/
• https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-0505.html
• https://research.splunk.com/application/splunk_xss_in_monitoring_console/
• https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-0505.html

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