CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-3997

HighCVSS 8.6
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Poisoned logs can tamper with the terminal user, potentially leading to malicious code execution from the terminal user's actions. This could result in serious security incidents within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Splunk SOAR to version 6.1.0 or later to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability. Additionally, monitoring and verifying logs for potential malicious access attempts is advised.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS