Auth bypass in Splunk
CVE-2023-32707
In versions of Splunk Enterprise below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform below version 9.0.2303.100, a low-privileged user who holds a role that has the ‘edit_user’ capability assigned to it can escalate their privileges to that of the admin user by providing specially crafted web requests.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.790 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.790 · newest: 0.790 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Splunk
- Splunk Cloud Platform
- Splunk Cloud Platform
- Splunk Enterprise — versions 8.1, 8.2, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0602 (Vendor Advisory)
- research.splunk.com/application/39e1c326-67d7-4c0d-8584-8056354f6593/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-32707?
- CVE-2023-32707 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-06-01.
- How severe is CVE-2023-32707?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-32707 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.