title: SPL Command Safeguards Bypass via the ‘pivot’ SPL Command in Splunk Enterprise
description: In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the ‘pivot’ search processing language (SPL) command lets a search bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands using a saved search job. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user to craft the saved job and a higher privileged user to initiate a request within their browser.
problem types: The product does not validate or incorrectly validates input that can affect the control flow or data flow of a program.
affected:
{
product: Splunk Enterprise
vendor: Splunk
versions:
version: 8.1, status: affected, versionType: custom, lessThan: 8.1.13
version: 8.2, status: affected, versionType: custom, lessThan: 8.2.10
version: 9.0, status: affected, versionType: custom, lessThan: 9.0.4
}
{
product: Splunk Cloud Platform
vendor: Splunk
versions:
version: -, status: affected, versionType: custom, lessThan: 9.0.2209.3
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
version: 3.1
baseScore: 7.3
baseSeverity: HIGH
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL