#VU85683 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2024-23678
Published: January 22, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85683
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23678
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise
Software vendor:
Splunk Inc.
Splunk Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data from a separate disk partition on the machine. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.