CVE-2023-46214

Remote code execution (RCE) in Splunk Enterprise through Insecure XML Parsing

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.7 and 9.1.2, Splunk Enterprise does not safely sanitize extensible stylesheet language transformations (XSLT) that users supply. This means that an attacker can upload malicious XSLT which can result in remote code execution on the Splunk Enterprise instance.

Affected

Splunk · Splunk Enterprise · Splunk Cloud

CVSS v3.1 NVD

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 SPLUNK

8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

89.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Published

2023-11-16

Updated

2025-12-16

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• nathan31337/Splunk-RCE-poc113★ · 2023-11-19

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/http/splunk_xslt_authentica…

Security advisories

• https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-1104
• https://research.splunk.com/application/6cb7e011-55fb-48e3-a98d-164fa854e37e
• https://research.splunk.com/application/a053e6a6-2146-483a-9798-2d43652f3299

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry