CVE-2023-40596
Splunk Enterprise Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 30, 2023, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 10, 2024, 1:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2023-40596 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-40596.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0805 | Vendor Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2023-40596 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Cybersecurity News
Splunk Patches Critical Vulnerabilities, Including Remote Code Execution Flaws
Splunk, a leading platform for data analytics and security monitoring, has released a slew of security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform. These ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-40596 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 10, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Splunk Inc. CWE-665 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0805 No Types Assigned https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0805 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-427 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.2.0 up to (excluding) 8.2.12 *cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.0 up to (excluding) 9.0.6 *cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:9.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-40596 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-40596
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.06936
percentile