OS Command Injection in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2023-40598
Published: September 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80332
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40598
CWE-ID: CWE-78
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 execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user can create an external lookup that calls a legacy internal function and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-40598
Install updates from vendor's website.