What is CVE-2023-32706?

CVE-2023-32706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Cloud Platform, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2023-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-32706?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

XXE in Splunk Cloud Platform

CVE-2023-32706

On Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, an unauthenticated attacker can send specially-crafted messages to the XML parser within SAML authentication to cause a denial of service in the Splunk daemon.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.002 (47.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Splunk Cloud Platform — versions 9.0.2303 and below
Splunk Enterprise — versions 8.1, 8.2, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0601

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32706?: CVE-2023-32706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Cloud Platform, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2023-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-32706?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.