CVE-2023-40598

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
SplunkSplunk Enterprise8.2 < 8.2.12affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.0 < 9.0.6affected
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.1 < 9.1.1affected
SplunkSplunk Cloud- < 9.0.2305.200affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-77: The software constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References