CVE-2023-32709

Low-privileged User can View Hashed Default Splunk Password

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11. and 8.1.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.0.2303.100, a low-privileged user who holds the ‘user’ role can see the hashed version of the initial user name and password for the Splunk instance by using the ‘rest’ SPL command against the ‘conf-user-seed’ REST endpoint.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory splunk.com Vendor Advisory splunk.com
Affected: Splunk Splunk Enterprise
Affected: Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0604 vendor advisory
https://research.splunk.com/application/a1be424d-e59c-4583-b6f9-2dcc23be4875/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-32709?
CVE-2023-32709 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-32709?
To fix CVE-2023-32709, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-32709 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-32709 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-32709?
CVE-2023-32709 affects Splunk Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
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