title: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) on “Show Syntax Highlighted” View in Search Page
description: In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.7 and 9.1.2, ineffective escaping in the “Show syntax Highlighted” feature can result in the execution of unauthorized code in a user’s web browser.
problem types: The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
affected:
{
product: Splunk Enterprise
vendor: Splunk
versions:
version: 9.0, status: affected, versionType: custom, lessThan: 9.0.7
version: 9.1, status: affected, versionType: custom, lessThan: 9.1.2
}
{
product: Splunk Cloud
vendor: Splunk
versions:
version: -, status: affected, versionType: custom, lessThan: 9.1.2308
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
version: 3.1
baseScore: 4.8
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL