Read the docs
TI-2023-15979 Aliases CVE-2023-32707GHSA-m653-m4xm-rxrr

‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation

Priority HIGH 80CWE-285Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

In versions of Splunk Enterprise below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform below version 9.0.2303.100, a low-privileged user who holds a role that has the ‘edit_user’ capability assigned to it can escalate their privileges to that of the admin user by providing specially crafted web requests.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.78658 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk): 8.1.14, 8.2.11, 9.0.5Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk): 9.0.2303.100

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SplunkSplunk Enterprise8.1 to before 8.1.14; 8.2 to before 8.2.11; 9.0 to before 9.0.58.1.14, 8.2.11, 9.0.5Patch availableCNA
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform- to before 9.0.2303.1009.0.2303.100Patch availableCNA
  • Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 8.1 to before 8.1.14; 8.2 to before 8.2.11; 9.0 to before 9.0.5 Fixed in 8.1.14, 8.2.11, 9.0.5 Patch available CNA
  • Splunk Cloud Platform VendorSplunk Affected - to before 9.0.2303.100 Fixed in 9.0.2303.100 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*8.1.0 to before 8.1.14; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.11; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.5VulnerableSplunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.0.2303.100VulnerableSplunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 to before 8.1.14; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.11; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.5 Vulnerable ·Splunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0.2303.100 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 8.1.14, 8.2.11, 9.0.5
  • Fix · CNA Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk) Fixed in 9.0.2303.100

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Splunk Enterprise 8.1.14, 8.2.11, 9.0.5

    8 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-15980 HTTP Response Splitting via the ‘rest’ SPL CommandPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2023-15978 Denial Of Service due to Untrusted XML Tag in XML Parser within SAML AuthenticationPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2023-15988 Denial of Service via the 'dump' SPL commandPriority LOW 30
    Show all 8 records →
  • Release ·

    Splunk Cloud Platform 9.0.2303.100

    7 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-15980 HTTP Response Splitting via the ‘rest’ SPL CommandPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2023-15978 Denial Of Service due to Untrusted XML Tag in XML Parser within SAML AuthenticationPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2023-15988 Denial of Service via the 'dump' SPL commandPriority LOW 30
    Show all 7 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32707
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m653-m4xm-rxrr

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-16444 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Creation and Truncation in a PostgreSQL Sidecar Service Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-24841 Remote code execution (RCE) in Splunk Enterprise through Insecure XML Parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-30707 Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to insecure session storage configuration in Splunk Enterprise on Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-21345 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the radio template in Splunk Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-24537 Path Traversal on the “/modules/messaging/“ endpoint in Splunk Enterprise on Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 297 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences