Path Traversal in Splunk
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Splunk — versions 9.1.0
- Splunk Cloud
- Splunk Cloud Platform
- Splunk Enterprise — versions 8.2, 9.0, 9.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0806 (Vendor Advisory)
- research.splunk.com/application/356bd3fe-f59b-4f64-baa1-51495411b7ad/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40597?
- CVE-2023-40597 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk, classified under Absolute Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40597?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-40597 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.