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CVE-2023-40595

Remote Code Execution via Serialized Session Payload

Severity Score

8.8
*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 lower than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can execute a specially crafted query that they can then use to serialize untrusted data. The attacker can use the query to execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: Danylo Dmytriiev (DDV_UA)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-08-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-08-30 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-05 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
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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>= 8.2.0 < 8.2.12
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enterprise
Affected
Splunk
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Splunk
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>= 9.0.0 < 9.0.6
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enterprise
Affected
Splunk
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Splunk
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9.1.0
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enterprise
Affected
Splunk
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Splunk Cloud Platform
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<= 9.0.2305.100
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-
Affected