CVE-2023-32717

Role-based Access Control (RBAC) Bypass on '/services/indexing/preview' REST Endpoint Can Overwrite Search Results

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 1, 2023 at 04:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:59 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSplunkSplunk Cloud Platform

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

On Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, and in Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.0.2303.100, an unauthorized user can access the {{/services/indexing/preview}} REST endpoint to overwrite search results if they know the search ID (SID) of an existing search job.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

8.1 ≤ v < 8.1.148.1.0 ≤ v < 8.1.148.2 ≤ v < 8.2.118.2.0 ≤ v < 8.2.119.0 ≤ v < 9.0.59.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.58.18.29.0
Affected range stops below 8.1.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.2.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 9.0.2303.100
Affected range stops below 9.0.2303.100, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

4.3MEDIUMSplunk
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-285NVD-CWE-Other

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