CVE-2023-40598
Command Injection in Splunk Enterprise Using External Lookups
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Splunk
commercial·USaka splunk cloud platform, splunk enterprise
Splunk Inc.
commercial·USaka splunk
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Attack Graph
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MITRE ATT&CK
3 techniques Execution
Initial Access
References
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0807
advisory.splunk.com
https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd/
research.splunk.com
https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.238343
vuldb.com
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