CVE-2023-22938 (GCVE-0-2023-22938)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-14 17:24 – Updated: 2025-03-19 18:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Permissions Validation Failure in the ‘sendemail’ REST API Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the ‘sendemail’ REST API endpoint lets any authenticated user send an email as the Splunk instance. The endpoint is now restricted to the ‘splunk-system-user’ account on the local instance.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-19 18:52 UTC
CWE
- CWE-285 - The software does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise |
Affected:
8.1 , < 8.1.13
(custom)
Affected: 8.2 , < 8.2.10 (custom) Affected: 9.0 , < 9.0.4 (custom) |
guessed | |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform |
Affected:
- , < 9.0.2212
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2023-02-14 00:00
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