CVE-2023-40593 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-40593 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 30/08/2023 | CVE Updated: 30/10/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: Splunk | Vendor: Splunk | Product: Splunk Enterprise
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-40593 Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions lower than 9.0.6 and 8.2.12, a malicious actor can send a malformed security assertion markup language (SAML) request to the `/saml/acs` REST endpoint which can cause a denial of service through a crash or hang of the Splunk daemon.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 6.3 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-400
CWE Name: The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
Source: Splunk

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).