Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2024-36983: Command Injection using External Lookups
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.109 and 9.1.2308.207, an authenticated user could create an external lookup that calls a legacy internal function.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 9.2 | 9.2.2 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.1 | 9.1.5 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.0 | 9.0.10 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1 | 9.1.2312.109 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1 | 9.1.2308.207 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.109 and 9.1.2308.207, an authenticated user could create an external lookup that calls a legacy internal function. The authenticated user could use this internal function to insert code into the Splunk platform installation directory. From there, the user could execute arbitrary code on the Splunk platform Instance.
Sources
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