Vulnerability · Published Aug 30, 2023 · Assigned by Splunk
CVE-2023-40597Absolute Path Traversal in Splunk Enterprise Using runshellscript.py
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Splunk Cloud from Splunk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions lower than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can exploit an absolute path traversal to execute arbitrary code that is located on a separate disk.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 8.2 – before 8.2.129.0 – before 9.0.69.1 – before 9.1.1 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud | - – before 9.0.2305.200 |
Weakness: CWE-36 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H