CVE-2023-40598
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.5
Exploit probability—
ProductSplunk
PublishedAug 30, 2023
First seenAug 30, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-77Command injection
How to fix
Update
- splunk splunk8.2.12, 9.0.6, 9.1.1 or later
- splunk splunk_cloud_platform9.0.2305.200 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| splunk splunk | v < 8.2.12, 9.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.6, 9.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.1 | 8.2.12, 9.0.6, 9.1.1 |
| splunk splunk_cloud_platform | v < 9.0.2305.200 | 9.0.2305.200 |
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