The version of Splunk installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SVD-2023-0201 advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the applicationβs self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(171560);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/06/08");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-22931");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2023-A-0101-S");
script_name(english:"Splunk Enterprise 8.1 < 8.1.13, 8.2.0 < 8.2.10 (SVD-2023-0201)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"An application running on a remote web server host is affected by a vulnerability");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Splunk installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a
vulnerability as referenced in the SVD-2023-0201 advisory.
- 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. (CVE-2023-22931)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
# https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/SVD-2023-0201.html
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f8e47cf7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"For Splunk Enterprise, upgrade versions to 8.1.13, 8.2.10, or higher.
For Splunk Cloud Platform, Splunk is actively patching and monitoring the Splunk Cloud instances.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-22931");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(285);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/02/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/02/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/02/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:splunk:splunk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("splunkd_detect.nasl", "splunk_web_detect.nasl", "macos_splunk_installed.nbin", "splunk_win_installed.nbin", "splunk_nix_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Splunk");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
include('vcf_extras_splunk.inc');
var app_info = vcf::splunk::get_app_info();
var constraints = [
{ 'min_version' : '8.1', 'fixed_version' : '8.1.13', 'license' : 'Enterprise' },
{ 'min_version' : '8.2.0', 'fixed_version' : '8.2.10', 'license' : 'Enterprise' }
];
vcf::splunk::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);