Improper access control in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2017-17067
Published: November 29, 2017 / Updated: November 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9445
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17067
CWE-ID: CWE-284
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 authenticated attacker to impersonate a targeted user of the targeted system.
The weakness exists in the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) implementation due to unknown error. A remote attacker can access a SAML-enabled Splunk Web, impersonate a targeted user and perform arbitrary actions.
The weakness exists in the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) implementation due to unknown error. A remote attacker can access a SAML-enabled Splunk Web, impersonate a targeted user and perform arbitrary actions.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-17067
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 6.3.12, 6.4.9, 6.5.6, 6.6.3.2/6.6.4, 7.0.0.1/7.0.1.