VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-40597
In Splunk Enterprise versions lower than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can exploit an absolute path traversal to execute arbitrary code that is located on a separate disk.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions lower than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can exploit an absolute path traversal to execute arbitrary code that is located on a separate disk.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-36, CWE-22
- Affected
- splunk/splunk · splunk/splunk cloud platform
- Source
- prodsec@splunk.com
References
- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0806Vendor Advisory
- https://research.splunk.com/application/356bd3fe-f59b-4f64-baa1-51495411b7ad/Vendor Advisory
- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0806Vendor Advisory
- https://research.splunk.com/application/356bd3fe-f59b-4f64-baa1-51495411b7ad/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.