SB2018102203 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Splunk Enterprise and Light

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SB2018102203 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Splunk Enterprise and Light

Published: October 22, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018102203
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7429)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing HTTP requests by the Splunkd daemon. A remote attacker can send an HTTP request that submits malicious input and cause the service to crash.


2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7432)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing HTTP requests by the Splunkd daemon. A remote attacker can send an HTTP request that submits malicious input and cause the service to crash.


3) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7431)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the Django App component  due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious directory traversal characters and download arbitrary files from the Django App component of the affected application, which could be used to conduct further attacks.


4) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7427)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists in Splunk Web due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References