CVE-2023-32717 Role-based Access Control (RBAC) Bypass on '/services/indexing/preview' REST Endpoint Can Overwrite Search Results
An unauthorized user can overwrite search results in Splunk Enterprise by accessing a specific REST endpoint if they know the search ID.
- 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-2023-32717?
CVE-2023-32717 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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
On Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, and in Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.0.2303.100, an unauthorized user can access the {{/services/indexing/preview}} REST endpoint to overwrite search results if they know the search ID (SID) of an existing search job.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32717?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2023-32717?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32717 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-32717 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-vfcp-ccwj-q6wq.