CVE-2024-45731
Potential Remote Command Execution (RCE) through arbitrary file write to Windows system root directory when Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed on a separate disk
Severity Score
8.0
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
Alex Hordijk (hordalex)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2024-09-05 CVE Reserved
- 2024-10-14 CVE Published
- 2025-02-28 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-1001 | ||
| https://research.splunk.com/application/c97e0704-d9c6-454d-89ba-1510a987bf72 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" | Splunk Enterprise Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise" | >= 9.3.0 < 9.3.1 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise" and version " >= 9.3.0 < 9.3.1" | en |
Affected
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| Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" | Splunk Enterprise Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise" | >= 9.2.0 < 9.2.3 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise" and version " >= 9.2.0 < 9.2.3" | en |
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| Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" | Splunk Enterprise Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise" | >= 9.1.0 < 9.1.6 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk Enterprise" and version " >= 9.1.0 < 9.1.6" | en |
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