VDB
GHSA-mwr4-hjv7-wjrh
GHSA-mwr4-hjv7-wjrh
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published August 30, 2023
In Splunk Enterprise versions earlier than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, a dynamic link library (DLL) that ships with Splunk Enterprise references an insecure path for the OPENSSLDIR build definition. An attacker can abuse this reference and subsequently install malicious code to achieve privilege escalation on the Windows machine.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
- Aug 30, 2023 CVE Published
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
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The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-mwr4-hjv7-wjrh
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-mwr4-hjv7-wjrh
Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:
curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-mwr4-hjv7-wjrh/fixes/registry"
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