CVE-2023-32714
In the Splunk App for Lookup File Editing versions below 4.0.1, a low-privileged user can, with a specially crafted web request, trigger a path traversal exploit that can then be used to read and write to restricted areas of the Splunk installation…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
In the Splunk App for Lookup File Editing versions below 4.0.1, a low-privileged user can, with a specially crafted web request, trigger a path traversal exploit that can then be used to read and write to restricted areas of the Splunk installation directory.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 42.82% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-35, CWE-22
- Affected
- splunk/splunk · splunk/splunk app for lookup file editing
- Source
- prodsec@splunk.com
EPSS 42.8% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0608Vendor Advisory
- https://research.splunk.com/application/8ed58987-738d-4917-9e44-b8ef6ab948a6/Vendor Advisory
- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0608Vendor Advisory
- https://research.splunk.com/application/8ed58987-738d-4917-9e44-b8ef6ab948a6/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.