Splunk Enterprise code execution | CVE-2023-40597

NAME
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Splunk Enterprise code execution

Platforms Affected:
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.0.5
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 8.2.11
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.1.0

Risk Level:
7.8

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Gain Access

DESCRIPTION
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Splunk Enterprise could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an absolute path traversal vulnerability in the runshellscript.py script. By using input from a separate disk, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Changed

Access Vector:
Local



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