CVE-2023-32714

Path Traversal in Splunk App for Lookup File Editing

Severity Score

8.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In the Splunk App for Lookup File Editing versions below 4.0.1, a low-privileged user can, with a specially crafted web request, trigger a path traversal exploit that can then be used to read and write to restricted areas of the Splunk installation directory.

*Credits: Torjus Bryne Retterst l, Binary Security

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

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
2025-02-28 CVE Updated
2025-08-20 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-35: Path Traversal: '.../...//'

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0608	2024-04-10
https://research.splunk.com/application/8ed58987-738d-4917-9e44-b8ef6ab948a6	2024-04-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				>= 8.1.0 < 8.1.14 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version " >= 8.1.0 < 8.1.14"		enterprise		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				>= 8.2.0 < 8.2.11 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version " >= 8.2.0 < 8.2.11"		enterprise		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				>= 9.0.0 < 9.0.5 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version " >= 9.0.0 < 9.0.5"		enterprise		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk App For Lookup File Editing Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk App For Lookup File Editing"				< 4.0.1 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk App For Lookup File Editing" and version " < 4.0.1"		-		Affected