Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2024-45732: Low-privileged user could run search as nobody in SplunkDeploymentServerConfig app
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.1, and 9.2.0 versions below 9.2.3, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.2.2403.103, 9.1.2312.200, 9.1.2312.110 and 9.1.2308.208, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could run a search as the "nobody" Splunk user in the SplunkDeploymentServerConfig app.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 9.3 | 9.3.1 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.2 | 9.2.3 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.2 | 9.2.2403.103 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1 | 9.1.2312.110, 9.1.2312.200 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1 | 9.1.2308.208 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.1, and 9.2.0 versions below 9.2.3, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.2.2403.103, 9.1.2312.200, 9.1.2312.110 and 9.1.2308.208, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could run a search as the "nobody" Splunk user in the SplunkDeploymentServerConfig app. This could let the low-privileged user access potentially restricted data.
Sources
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