Vulnerability · Published Jun 1, 2023 · Assigned by Splunk
CVE-2023-32713Local Privilege Escalation via the ‘streamfwd’ program in Splunk App for Stream
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Splunk App for Stream from Splunk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Splunk App for Stream versions below 8.1.1, a low-privileged user could use a vulnerability in the streamfwd process within the Splunk App for Stream to escalate their privileges on the machine that runs the Splunk Enterprise instance, up to and including the root user.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk App for Stream | 8.1 – before 8.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H