CVE-2024-45731 (GCVE-0-2024-45731)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-14 16:46 – Updated: 2025-02-28 11:03
VLAI?
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could write a file to the Windows system root directory, which has a default location in the Windows System32 folder, when Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed on a separate drive.
Severity ?
8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-23 - The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as .. that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Splunk Splunk Enterprise Affected: 9.3 , < 9.3.1 (custom)
Affected: 9.2 , < 9.2.3 (custom)
Affected: 9.1 , < 9.1.6 (custom)
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Credits
Alex Hordijk (hordalex)
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