Command Injection in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2024-36983
Published: July 1, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93571
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36983
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Splunk Inc.
Affected software:
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when using external lookups. A remote user can create an external lookup that calls a legacy internal function and execute arbitrary commands on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36983
Install updates from vendor's website.