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TI-2024-24543 Aliases CVE-2024-36997GHSA-qmqh-r82r-6q87

Persistent Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in conf-web/settings REST endpoint

Priority LOW 38CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312, an admin user could store and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the browser context of another Splunk user through the conf-web/settings REST endpoint. This could potentially cause a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00547 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Splunk Enterprise (Splunk): 9.2.2, 9.1.5, 9.0.10Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk): 9.1.2312.100

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SplunkSplunk Enterprise9.2 to before 9.2.2; 9.1 to before 9.1.5; 9.0 to before 9.0.109.2.2, 9.1.5, 9.0.10Patch availableCNA
SplunkSplunk Cloud Platform9.1.2312 to before 9.1.2312.1009.1.2312.100Patch availableCNA
  • Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 9.2 to before 9.2.2; 9.1 to before 9.1.5; 9.0 to before 9.0.10 Fixed in 9.2.2, 9.1.5, 9.0.10 Patch available CNA
  • Splunk Cloud Platform VendorSplunk Affected 9.1.2312 to before 9.1.2312.100 Fixed in 9.1.2312.100 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*9.0.0 to before 9.0.10; 9.1.0 to before 9.1.5; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.2VulnerableSplunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.2312 to before 9.1.2312.100VulnerableSplunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0 to before 9.0.10; 9.1.0 to before 9.1.5; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.2 Vulnerable ·Splunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.2312 to before 9.1.2312.100 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 9.2.2, 9.1.5, 9.0.10
  • Fix · CNA Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk) Fixed in 9.1.2312.100

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Splunk Enterprise 9.0.10, 9.1.5, 9.2.2

    15 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 3 MEDIUM, 11 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-24537 Path Traversal on the “/modules/messaging/“ endpoint in Splunk Enterprise on WindowsPriority HIGH 72
    • TI-2024-24532 Remote Code Execution (RCE) through an external lookup due to “copybuckets.py“ script in…Priority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2024-24531 Remote Code Execution through Serialized Session Payload in Splunk Enterprise on WindowsPriority MEDIUM 43

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-36997
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmqh-r82r-6q87

References

  • TI-2026-16444 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Creation and Truncation in a PostgreSQL Sidecar Service Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-24841 Remote code execution (RCE) in Splunk Enterprise through Insecure XML Parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-15979 ‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-30707 Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to insecure session storage configuration in Splunk Enterprise on Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-21345 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the radio template in Splunk Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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