Remote authenticated code execution in Splunk Secure Gateway
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-53247 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-502 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Splunk Secure Gateway Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH |
| Vendor | Splunk Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data
EUVDB-ID: #VU101655
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53247
CWE-ID:
CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote low-privileged user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSplunk Secure Gateway: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-1205
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
