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CVE-2023-22931: ‘createrss’ External Search Command Overwrites Existing RSS Feeds in Splunk Enterprise

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-285

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13 and 8.2.10, the ‘createrss’ external search command overwrites existing Resource Description Format Site Summary (RSS) feeds without verifying permissions. This feature has been deprecated and disabled by default.

Affected products

• Splunk Enterprise: from 8.1.0 before 8.1.13; from 8.2.0 before 8.2.10 — fixed in 8.1.13, 8.2.10
• Splunk Cloud Platform: before 8.2.2203 — fixed in 8.2.2203

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Splunk Enterprise 8.1.13, 8.2.10; Splunk Cloud Platform 8.2.2203. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0201
• https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd/
• https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0201
• https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd/

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