Splunk Security Update – 20 November 2023

Splunk has released a security update to fix multiple vulnerabilities across several Splunk products.

The addressed vulnerabilities could allow the remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, perform cross-site scripting attacks, or gain access to the affected systems.

Sample of the addressed vulnerabilities:

Splunk Enterprise Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-46214):

  • CVSS: 8.0
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Consequences: Gain Access

Affected Products:

  • Splunk Enterprise 9.0.0 to 9.0.6
  • Splunk Enterprise 9.1.0 to 9.1.1
  • Splunk Cloud Versions below 9.1.2308

It should be highlighted that security researchers are aware of a public exploit that exists in the wild for CVE-2023-46214.

Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2023-46213
  • CVE-2023-46214
Mitigations

The enterprise should deploy this patch as soon as the testing phase is completed.

Splunk Security Update

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