CVE-2023-32707
highpriority · attend · 73OT risk · highEPSS 0.790 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (3)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
affected products (12)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- splunk splunk cloud platform< 9.0.2303.100nvdUScpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1346Splunk Splunk Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-06-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Splunk Splunk Enterprise ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, oder einen Denial of Service zu verursachen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0602cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-32707/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2023100054cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174602/Splunk-Enterprise-Account-Takeover.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175386/Splunk-edit_user-Capability-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- https://research.splunk.com/application/39e1c326-67d7-4c0d-8584-8056354f6593/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3151cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51747cnnvd
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