High severity · published Jan 22, 2024
CVE-2024-23678
In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.0.8 and 9.1.3, Splunk Enterprise does not correctly sanitize path input data
8.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.0.8 and 9.1.3, Splunk Enterprise does not correctly sanitize path input data. This results in the unsafe deserialization of untrusted data from a separate disk partition on the machine. This vulnerability only affects Splunk Enterprise for Windows.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Splunk · Splunk
9.0.0 before 9.0.8; 9.1.0 before 9.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23678
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23678
Vendor Advisory
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0108
Vendor Advisory
https://research.splunk.com/application/947d4d2e-1b64-41fc-b32a-736ddb88ce97/
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