High [CVE-2023-40598] In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker
This high-severity Splunk advisory covers CVE-2023-40598; related products: Splunk Enterprise.
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Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can create an external lookup that calls a legacy internal function. The attacker can use this internal function to insert code into the Splunk platform installation directory.
From there, a user can execute arbitrary code on the Splunk platform Instance.
- 8.2.12
- 9.0.6
- 9.1.1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation
The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
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