Improper access control in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2023-32717
Published: June 5, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76917
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32717
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Splunk Inc.
Affected software:
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to the "/services/indexing/preview" REST endpoint. A remote user with ‘edit_monitor’ and ‘edit_upload_and_index’ capabilities can bypass implemented security restrictions and overwrite search results if they know the search ID (SID) of an existing search job.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-32717
Install updates from vendor's website.