CVE-2023-40597
Absolute Path Traversal in Splunk Enterprise Using runshellscript.py
Severity Score
8.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
In Splunk Enterprise versions lower than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can exploit an absolute path traversal to execute arbitrary code that is located on a separate disk.
*Credits:
Danylo Dmytriiev (DDV_UA)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* 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
- 2023-09-02 EPSS Updated
- 2024-10-30 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CWE-36: Absolute Path Traversal
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0806 | 2024-04-10 | |
| https://research.splunk.com/application/356bd3fe-f59b-4f64-baa1-51495411b7ad | 2024-04-10 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" | Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" | >= 8.2.0 < 8.2.12 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version " >= 8.2.0 < 8.2.12" | enterprise |
Affected
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| Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" | Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" | >= 9.0.0 < 9.0.6 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version " >= 9.0.0 < 9.0.6" | enterprise |
Affected
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| Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" | Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" | 9.1.0 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "9.1.0" | enterprise |
Affected
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| Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" | Splunk Cloud Platform Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Cloud Platform" | <= 9.0.2305.100 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Cloud Platform" and version " <= 9.0.2305.100" | - |
Affected
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