CVE-2022-43562 LOW

CVE-2022-43562: Host Header Injection in Splunk Enterprise

Vendor Splunk
Product Splunk Enterprise
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published November 4, 2022
Last update May 5, 2025
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CVSS base score

3.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, Splunk Enterprise fails to properly validate and escape the Host header, which could let a remote authenticated user conduct various attacks against the system, including cross-site scripting and cache poisoning.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 4, 2022 CVE published
May 5, 2025 Record updated