Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-40598
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.
Vulnerability category: Execute code
Products affected by CVE-2023-40598
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-40598
0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 39 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-40598
| 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:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
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NIST | |
|
8.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
6.0
|
Splunk Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-40598
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The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-40598
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https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0807
SVD-2023-0807 | Splunk Vulnerability DisclosureVendor Advisory
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https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd/
Splunk risky Command Abuse disclosed february 2023 - Splunk Security ContentVendor Advisory
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