CVE-2023-3997

Unauthenticated Log Injection In Splunk SOAR

Description

Splunk SOAR versions lower than 6.1.0 are indirectly affected by a potential vulnerability accessed through the user’s terminal. A third party can send Splunk SOAR a maliciously crafted web request containing special ANSI characters to cause log file poisoning. When a terminal user attempts to view the poisoned logs, this can tamper with the terminal and cause possible malicious code execution from the terminal user’s action.

Categories

8.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory splunk.com
Affected: Splunk Splunk SOAR (On-premises)
Affected: Splunk Splunk SOAR (Cloud)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0702 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-3997?
CVE-2023-3997 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-3997?
To fix CVE-2023-3997, 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-2023-3997 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-3997 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-2023-3997?
CVE-2023-3997 affects Splunk Splunk SOAR (On-premises), Splunk Splunk SOAR (Cloud).
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