Information disclosure due to username collision in Splunk Cloud Platform



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-53245
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Splunk Cloud Platform
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor Splunk Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU101661

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53245

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in Splunk Dashboard when handling usernames. A remote low-privileged user that has a username with the same name as a role with read access to a dashboard can see the dashboard name and the dashboard XML by cloning the dashboard.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Splunk Cloud Platform: before 9.1.2312.206

CPE2.3 External links

http://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-1203


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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.



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