Multiple vulnerabilities in Splunk App for Lookup File Editing

Published: 2023-06-08

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-32714 CVE-2023-32715
CWE-ID	CWE-22 CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Splunk App for Lookup File Editing Client/Desktop applications / Other client software
Vendor	Splunk Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU77103

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32714

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read and write arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Splunk App for Lookup File Editing: 4.0

CPE2.3

External links

http://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0608
http://research.splunk.com/application/8ed58987-738d-4917-9e44-b8ef6ab948a6/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU77105

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32715

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.