Vulnerability · Published Jan 22, 2024 · Assigned by Splunk

CVE-2024-23678Deserialization of Untrusted Data on Splunk Enterprise for Windows through Path Traversal from Separate Disk Partition

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity improper input validation in Splunk Enterprise from Splunk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.0 – before 9.0.89.1 – before 9.1.3

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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