VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-40598
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can create an external lookup that calls a legacy internal function.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.84%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can create an external lookup that calls a legacy internal function. The attacker can use this internal function to insert code into the Splunk platform installation directory. From there, a user can execute arbitrary code on the Splunk platform Instance.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.84% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-306
- Affected
- splunk/splunk · splunk/splunk cloud platform
- Source
- prodsec@splunk.com
References
- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0807Vendor Advisory
- https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd/Vendor Advisory
- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0807Vendor Advisory
- https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.