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CVE-2023-46214 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise caused by unsafe sanitization of user-supplied Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT). In affected versions prior to 9.0.7 and 9.1.2, an attacker can provide a malicious XSLT stylesheet that is processed by the application, allowing attacker-controlled logic to execute on the Splunk Enterprise instance. The issue affects functionality that accepts user-provided XSLT input and fails to adequately restrict dangerous transformation behavior, resulting in server-side code execution.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (modules/exploits/unix/http/splunk_xslt_authenticated_rce.rb) that exploits CVE-2023-46214, a remote code execution vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise (versions 9.0.x before 9.0.7 and 9.1.x before 9.1.2). The exploit requires valid Splunk credentials and leverages a flaw in the XSLT transformation functionality to upload and execute a malicious XSLT file. The module authenticates to the Splunk web interface, uploads the payload, and uses the 'runshellscript' feature to execute arbitrary shell commands, typically resulting in a reverse shell. The code is written in Ruby and is designed to be used within the Metasploit framework. The main attack vector is network-based, targeting the Splunk web interface (default port 8000). The module interacts with several Splunk HTTP endpoints for authentication, version checking, file upload, and payload execution. The exploit is operational and provides remote code execution capabilities to the attacker.
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A Splunk vulnerability associated with risky command abuse detections in Splunk Enterprise Security.
A remote code execution vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, referenced as a Metasploit module PR.
A remote code execution vulnerability in Splunk involving user-supplied XSLT that could allow arbitrary code execution on the Splunk server.
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