CVE-2023-40595 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions lower than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can execute a specially crafted query that they can then use to serialize untrusted data. The attacker can use the query to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2023-08-30

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Splunk

Splunk Enterprise

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.2`	affected	< 8.2.12
`9.0`	affected	< 9.0.6
`9.1`	affected	< 9.1.1

Splunk

Splunk Cloud

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`-`	affected	< 9.0.2305.200

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	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::::::::

No data.

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-45153	In Splunk Enterprise versions lower than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can execute a specially crafted query that they can then use to serialize untrusted data. The attacker can use the query to execute arbitrary code.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00429.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0804
https://research.splunk.com/application/d1d8fda6-874a-400f-82cf-dcbb59d8e4db/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Splunk Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Splunk

Published: 2023-08-30T16:19:29.761Z

Updated: 2025-02-28T11:03:49.175Z

Reserved: 2023-08-16T22:07:52.838Z

Link: CVE-2023-40595

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-30T17:15:10.027

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:19:47.410

Link: CVE-2023-40595

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-502

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