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CVE-2023-32707

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-06-01
  • Fixed in9.0.5 · 8.2.11 · 8.1.14
  • WeaknessCWE-285

Am I affected?

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-06-0117:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-10-09Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-32707?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-32707?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Splunk
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.0≥ 9.0.0, < 9.0.59.0.5
8.2≥ 8.2.0, < 8.2.118.2.11
8.1≥ 8.1.0, < 8.1.148.1.14
Splunk splunk cloud platform
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.0< 9.0.2303.1009.0.2303.100

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA2 products

As Splunk, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Splunk Enterprise
    Affected
    • ≥ 8.1, < 8.1.14fixed in 8.1.14custom
    • ≥ 8.2, < 8.2.11fixed in 8.2.11custom
    • ≥ 9.0, < 9.0.5fixed in 9.0.5custom
  • Splunk Cloud Platform
    Affected
    • ≥ -, < 9.0.2303.100fixed in 9.0.2303.100custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-02-28

Fix

  1. Update Splunk to 9.0.5 · 8.2.11 · 8.1.14

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-51747
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverified9xN/CVE-2023-32707
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/multi/http/splunk_privilege_escalation_cve_2023_32707rank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-06-01
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-m653-m4xm-rxrr

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32707?

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.

Is CVE-2023-32707 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-32707 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 78.7% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-32707?

CVE-2023-32707 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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