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CVE-2023-32707

‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 8.1.14, 8.2.11, 9.0.5, 9.0.2303.100
1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 proof of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-51747

  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise

    From 8.1 · fixed in 8.1.14; From 8.2 · fixed in 8.2.11; From 9.0 · fixed in 9.0.5

  • Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform

    fixed in 9.0.2303.100

References 5

advisory.splunk.com

research.splunk.com

Exploit-DB

GitHub · rapid7/metasploit-framework

GitHub · 9xN/CVE-2023-32707