Improper Authorization in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2023-32707

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Improper Authorization in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2023-32707

Published: June 5, 2023 / Updated: October 25, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76914
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32707
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not honor the "grantableRoles" setting in the authorize.conf configuration file. A remote user with "edit_user" capability can send a specially crafted HTTP request and obtain administrative privileges within the application.


Affected software

Splunk Enterprise

How to mitigate CVE-2023-32707

Install updates from vendor's website.

Splunk Enterprise - addressed in versions 8.1.14, 8.2.11, 9.0.5

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

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