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Status published
High
CVE-2023-32706
Denial Of Service due to Untrusted XML Tag in XML Parser within SAML Authentication
Vulnerability Description
On Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, an unauthenticated attacker can send specially-crafted messages to the XML parser within SAML authentication to cause a denial of service in the Splunk daemon.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Vikram Ashtaputre, Splunk
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Affected Vendor
Splunk
View all reports →Affected Software
Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Cloud Platform
Vulnerable Versions:
8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.0.2303 and below
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 1st, 2023
Last Modified:
February 28th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H