CVE-2023-40596
Splunk Enterprise on Windows Privilege Escalation due to Insecure OPENSSLDIR Build Definition Reference in DLL
HIGH 7.0
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.17 % · percentile 6 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Splunk
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions earlier than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, a dynamic link library (DLL) that ships with Splunk Enterprise references an insecure path for the OPENSSLDIR build definition. An attacker can abuse this reference and subsequently install malicious code to achieve privilege escalation on the Windows machine.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Splunk |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · prodsec@splunk.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-45154
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-40596
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0701 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*≥ 8.2.0 < 8.2.12cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*≥ 9.0.0 < 9.0.6cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:9.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Splunk · Splunk Enterprise | affected 8.2 < 8.2.12 ; affected 9.0 < 9.0.6 ; affected 9.1 < 9.1.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |