// For flags

CVE-2023-32709

Low-privileged User can View Hashed Default Splunk Password

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11. and 8.1.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.0.2303.100, a low-privileged user who holds the ‘user’ role can see the hashed version of the initial user name and password for the Splunk instance by using the ‘rest’ SPL command against the ‘conf-user-seed’ REST endpoint.

*Credits: Anton (therceman)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-05-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-06-01 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-10-30 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
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