CVE-2023-32713 Local Privilege Escalation via the ‘streamfwd’ program in Splunk App for Stream
A low-privileged user can escalate privileges to root on the Splunk Enterprise host via a vulnerability in the streamfwd process.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-32713?
CVE-2023-32713 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk App for Stream, published on 1 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32713?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk App for Stream.
How do I fix CVE-2023-32713?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32713 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-32713 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32713 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9pgh-4g73-wwx9.