Is CVE-2023-22938 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-22938 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-22938?

CVE-2023-22938 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-22938?

CVE-2023-22938 has an EPSS score of 0.36% (28th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22938?

Upgrade splunk to 9.0.4 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-22938

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-285

How to fix

Remediation Available

splunkNVD

Affected:>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.4Fixed in:9.0.4CVE-2023-22938derived from NVD

splunk cloud platformNVD

Affected:< 9.0.2209.3Fixed in:9.0.2209.3CVE-2023-22938derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

advisory.splunk.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-285 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-29927	Critical	9.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-28799	Critical	10.0	78%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-32707	High	8.8	74%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-48241	High	7.5	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-22480	High	7.3	67%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-3229	Critical	9.8	66%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.