CVE-2023-32716 Denial of Service via the 'dump' SPL command
An attacker can crash the Splunk daemon via the dump SPL command, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2023-32716?
CVE-2023-32716 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.0.2303.100, an attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the {{dump}} SPL command to cause a denial of service by crashing the Splunk daemon.
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32716?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2023-32716?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32716 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-32716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-h8v3-qm46-h5jf.