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CVE-2023-32714

HIGH · CVSS 8.1EPSS 42.8%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
8.1 (v3.1)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-35
EPSS score
42.8% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2023-36941)
Published
June 1, 2023
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-36941 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on February 28, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • splunk / splunk
  • splunk / splunk app for lookup file editing

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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CVE-2023-32714: HIGH severity (CVSS 8.1)