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CVE-2023-32707

‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

4
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

In versions of Splunk Enterprise below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform below version 9.0.2303.100, a low-privileged user who holds a role that has the ‘edit_user’ capability assigned to it can escalate their privileges to that of the admin user by providing specially crafted web requests.

En las versiones de Splunk Enterprise anteriores a 9.0.5, 8.2.11 y 8.1.14, y de Splunk Cloud Platform anteriores a la versión 9.0.2303.100, un usuario con pocos privilegios que tenga un rol que tenga asignada la capacidad de "edit_user" puede escalar sus privilegios a los del usuario administrador proporcionando solicitudes web especialmente manipuladas.

Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14 allows low-privileged users who hold a role with edit_user capability assigned to it the ability to escalate their privileges to that of the admin user by providing specially crafted web requests.

*Credits: Mr Hack (try_to_hack) Santiago Lopez
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-05-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-06-01 CVE Published
  • 2023-09-11 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-11 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-285: Improper Authorization
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Splunk
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Splunk
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>= 8.1.0 < 8.1.14
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enterprise
Affected
Splunk
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Splunk
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>= 8.2.0 < 8.2.11
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enterprise
Affected
Splunk
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Splunk
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>= 9.0.0 < 9.0.5
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enterprise
Affected
Splunk
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Splunk Cloud Platform
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< 9.0.2303.100
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Affected