#VU76914 Improper Authorization in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2023-32707

 

#VU76914 Improper Authorization in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2023-32707

Published: June 5, 2023 / Updated: October 25, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76914
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32707
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Splunk Enterprise
Software vendor:
Splunk Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not honor the "grantableRoles" setting in the authorize.conf configuration file. A remote user with "edit_user" capability can send a specially crafted HTTP request and obtain administrative privileges within the application.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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