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TI-2023-15986 Aliases CVE-2023-32714GHSA-q68r-7388-9j79

Path Traversal in Splunk App for Lookup File Editing

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-35Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In the Splunk App for Lookup File Editing versions below 4.0.1, a low-privileged user can, with a specially crafted web request, trigger a path traversal exploit that can then be used to read and write to restricted areas of the Splunk installation directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.42824 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk App for Lookup File Editing (Splunk): 4.0.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SplunkSplunk App for Lookup File Editing4.0 to before 4.0.14.0.1Patch availableCNA
  • Splunk App for Lookup File Editing VendorSplunk Affected 4.0 to before 4.0.1 Fixed in 4.0.1 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_app_for_lookup_file_editing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.0.1VulnerableSplunk
  • 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_app_for_lookup_file_editing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Splunk App for Lookup File Editing (Splunk) Fixed in 4.0.1

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Splunk App for Lookup File Editing 4.0.1

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-15987 Self Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) on Splunk App for Lookup File EditingPriority LOW 27
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32714
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q68r-7388-9j79

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-2023-15979 ‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation 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
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Sources

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