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Detection: Persistent XSS in RapidDiag through User Interface Views

REMOVED DETECTION

This detection has been removed from the Splunk Threat Research content library and is no longer maintained or supported.

Reason: Detection is deprecated as the associated CVEs have been patched in the latest Splunk release.

Removed in version: 5.6.0

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at research@splunk.com.

Updated Date: 2026-05-14 ID: ce6e1268-e01c-4df2-a617-0f034ed49a43 Author: Rod Soto, Splunk Type: TTP Product: Splunk Enterprise Security

Description

The following analytic identifies potential persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks in Splunk Enterprise 9.0 versions before 9.0.4 through user interface views. It leverages audit logs from the audit_searches data source to detect actions involving Base64-encoded images in error messages. This activity is significant because it can allow attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users, leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure. If confirmed malicious, this could result in persistent control over the affected Splunk instance, compromising its integrity and confidentiality.

1`audit_searches` path=/opt/splunk/etc/users/*/search/local/data/ui/views/* action=* 
2|table user action roles info roles path 
3| dedup user action 
4| `persistent_xss_in_rapiddiag_through_user_interface_views_filter`

Data Source

Name Platform Sourcetype Source
Splunk Splunk icon Splunk 'splunkd_ui_access' 'splunkd_ui_access.log'

Macros Used

Name Value
audit_searches index=_audit sourcetype=audittrail action=search
persistent_xss_in_rapiddiag_through_user_interface_views_filter ``
persistent_xss_in_rapiddiag_through_user_interface_views_filter is an empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.

Annotations

- MITRE ATT&CK
+ Kill Chain Phases
+ NIST
+ CIS
- Threat Actors
ID Technique Tactic
T1189 Drive-by Compromise Initial Access

CVE

Default Configuration

This detection is configured by default in Splunk Enterprise Security to run with the following settings:

Setting Value
Disabled true
Cron Schedule N/A
Earliest Time N/A
Latest Time N/A
Schedule Window N/A
Creates Finding (Notable) No
Creates Intermediate Finding (Risk Event) No
TTP detections generate a Finding (Notable) and may generate Intermediate Findings (Risk Events) for associated entities.

Implementation

This detection does not require you to ingest any new data. The detection does require the ability to search the _internal index

Known False Positives

This is a hunting search, it will not deobfuscate base64 payload, it provides however it will provide what user added the view artifact and what user opened it. It will require further investigation based on the information presented by this hunting search.

Associated Analytic Story

References

Detection Testing

Test Type Status Dataset Source Sourcetype
Validation Not Applicable N/A N/A N/A
Unit Not Applicable N/A N/A N/A
Integration Not Applicable N/A N/A N/A

Replay any dataset to Splunk Enterprise by using our replay.py tool or the UI. Alternatively you can replay a dataset into a Splunk Attack Range

Source: GitHub |

Version: 6