CVE-2023-32707— ‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation
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Affected
Splunk Splunk Enterprise
Exploitation
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Splunk是美国Splunk公司的一套数据收集分析软件。该软件主要用于收集、索引和分析及其所产生的数据，包括所有IT系统和基础结构（物理、虚拟机和云）生成的数据。 Splunk Enterprise和Splunk Cloud Platform存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于具有edit_user能力的低权限用户可以通过特制的web请求将其特权授予管理员用户。受影响的产品和版本：Splunk Enterprise 9.0.5之前版本，8.2.11版本， 8.1.14版本；Splunk Cloud Platform
Public Exploits 2
ExploitDB · 1
EDB-51747 [webapps]
Metasploit · 1
splunk_privilege_escalation_cve_2023_32707.rb [exploit]
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-32707
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制不恰当
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Splunk 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Splunk是美国Splunk公司的一套数据收集分析软件。该软件主要用于收集、索引和分析及其所产生的数据，包括所有IT系统和基础结构（物理、虚拟机和云）生成的数据。 Splunk Enterprise和Splunk Cloud Platform存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于具有edit_user能力的低权限用户可以通过特制的web请求将其特权授予管理员用户。受影响的产品和版本：Splunk Enterprise 9.0.5之前版本，8.2.11版本， 8.1.14版本；Splunk Cloud Platform
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
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Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 8.1 ~ 8.1.14 | - |
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| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | - ~ 9.0.2303.100 | - |
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II. Public POCs for CVE-2023-32707
| # | POC Description | Source Link | Shenlong Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An improved POC exploit based on the reported CVE on exploitdb | https://github.com/9xN/CVE-2023-32707 | POC Details |
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Other References for CVE-2023-32707 (2)
Same Patch Batch · Splunk · 2023-06-01 · 12 CVEs total
| CVE-2023-32712 | 8.6 HIGH | Unauthenticated Log Injection in Splunk Enterprise |
| CVE-2023-32714 | 8.1 HIGH | Path Traversal in Splunk App for Lookup File Editing |
| CVE-2023-32713 | 7.8 HIGH | Local Privilege Escalation via the ‘streamfwd’ program in Splunk App for Stream |
| CVE-2023-32706 | 7.7 HIGH | Denial Of Service due to Untrusted XML Tag in XML Parser within SAML Authentication |
| CVE-2023-32708 | 7.2 HIGH | HTTP Response Splitting via the ‘rest’ SPL Command |
| CVE-2023-32716 | 6.5 MEDIUM | Denial of Service via the 'dump' SPL command |
| CVE-2023-32711 | 5.4 MEDIUM | Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through a URL Validation Bypass within a Dashboard V |
| CVE-2023-32710 | 4.8 MEDIUM | Information Disclosure via the ‘copyresults’ SPL Command |
| CVE-2023-32715 | 4.7 MEDIUM | Self Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) on Splunk App for Lookup File Editing |
| CVE-2023-32709 | 4.3 MEDIUM | Low-privileged User can View Hashed Default Splunk Password |
| CVE-2023-32717 | 4.3 MEDIUM | Role-based Access Control (RBAC) Bypass on '/services/indexing/preview' REST Endpoint Can |
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