Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversalExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2023-40597
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:9.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-40597
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 12 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-40597
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.0
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6.0
|
NIST | |
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.1
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6.0
|
Splunk Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-40597
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-40597
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https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0806
SVD-2023-0806 | Splunk Vulnerability DisclosureVendor Advisory
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https://research.splunk.com/application/356bd3fe-f59b-4f64-baa1-51495411b7ad/
Splunk Absolute Path Traversal Using runshellscript - Splunk Security ContentVendor Advisory
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