CVE-2022-32151 — The httplib and urllib Python libraries that Splunk shipped with Splunk Enterpri

The httplib and urllib Python libraries that Splunk shipped with Splunk Enterprise did not validate certificates using the certificate authority (CA) certificate stores by default in Splunk Enterprise versions before 9.0 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions before 8.2.2203. Python

01What is this vulnerability?

The httplib and urllib Python libraries that Splunk shipped with Splunk Enterprise did not validate certificates using the certificate authority (CA) certificate stores by default in Splunk Enterprise versions before 9.0 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions before 8.2.2203. Python 3 client libraries now verify server certificates by default and use the appropriate CA certificate stores for each…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Splunk, Inc	Splunk Enterprise	9.0
Splunk, Inc	Splunk Cloud Platform	8.2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-06-15T16:46:07.016Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T17:59:24.447Z

09References

• www.splunk.com — https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-0601.html
• docs.splunk.com — https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.0.0/Security/EnableTLSCertHostnam…
• docs.splunk.com — https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.0.0/Security/Updates
• research.splunk.com — https://research.splunk.com/application/splunk_protocol_impersonation_weak_encry…