CVE-2023-40598
HIGHSplunk Enterprise <8.2.12, 9.0.6, 9.1.1 - Code Injection
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0807
Scores
CVSS v3
8.5
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
24.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-77
CWE-306
Status
published
Products (2)
splunk/splunk
< 8.2.12
splunk/splunk_cloud_platform
< 9.0.2305.200
Published
Aug 30, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026