CVE-2023-32707 ‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation
Low-privileged users with edit_user capability can escalate to admin privileges via crafted web requests in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-32707?
CVE-2023-32707 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 1 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32707?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2023-32707?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32707 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-32707 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-32707 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-m653-m4xm-rxrr.