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CVE-2023-22936: Authenticated Blind Server Side Request Forgery via the ‘search_listener’ Search Parameter in Splunk Enterprise

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 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-918

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the ‘search_listener’ parameter in a search allows for a blind server-side request forgery (SSRF) by an authenticated user. The initiator of the request cannot see the response without the presence of an additional vulnerability within the environment.

Affected products

• Splunk Enterprise: from 8.1.0 before 8.1.13; from 8.2.0 before 8.2.10; from 9.0.0 before 9.0.4 — fixed in 8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4
• Splunk Cloud Platform: before 9.0.2209.3 — fixed in 9.0.2209.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Splunk Enterprise 8.1.13, 8.2.10, 9.0.4; Splunk Cloud Platform 9.0.2209.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0206
• https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd
• https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0206
• https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd

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