CVE-2023-40598
Published: Aug 30, 2023
Modified: Feb 28, 2025
CVSS v3.1
8.5
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | affected 8.2 - < 8.2.12affected 9.0 - < 9.0.6affected 9.1 - < 9.1.1 |
Splunk | Splunk Cloud | affected - - < 9.0.2305.200 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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