Vulnerability · Published Jun 1, 2023 · Assigned by Splunk
CVE-2023-32706Denial Of Service due to Untrusted XML Tag in XML Parser within SAML Authentication
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity XML external entity in Splunk Cloud Platform from Splunk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
On Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, an unauthenticated attacker can send specially-crafted messages to the XML parser within SAML authentication to cause a denial of service in the Splunk daemon.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 8.1 – before 8.1.148.2 – before 8.2.119.0 – before 9.0.5 |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | 9.0.2303 and below – before 9.0.2303.100 |
Weakness: CWE-611 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H