High severity · published Jun 1, 2023
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…
8.1
CVSS
42.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)42.8% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Splunk · Splunk
8.1.0 before 8.1.14; 8.2.0 before 8.2.11; 9.0.0 before 9.0.5 · source: NVD
SA
Splunk App For Lookup File Editing · Splunk
before 4.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32714
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32714
Vendor Advisory
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0608
Vendor Advisory
https://research.splunk.com/application/8ed58987-738d-4917-9e44-b8ef6ab948a6/
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