Low-privileged user could run search as nobody in SplunkDeploymentServerConfig app
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 9.3 to before 9.3.1; 9.2 to before 9.2.3 | 9.3.1, 9.2.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | 9.2.2403 to before 9.2.2403.103; 9.1.2312 to before 9.1.2312.110, 9.1.2312.200; 9.1.2308 to before 9.1.2308.208 | 9.2.2403.103, 9.1.2312.110, 9.1.2312.200, 9.1.2308.208 | Patch available | CNA |
- Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 9.3 to before 9.3.1; 9.2 to before 9.2.3 Fixed in 9.3.1, 9.2.3 Patch available CNA
- Splunk Cloud Platform VendorSplunk Affected 9.2.2403 to before 9.2.2403.103; 9.1.2312 to before 9.1.2312.110, 9.1.2312.200; 9.1.2308 to before 9.1.2308.208 Fixed in 9.2.2403.103, 9.1.2312.110, 9.1.2312.200, 9.1.2308.208 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 9.2.0 to before 9.2.3 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:9.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 9.3.0 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.1.2308.208; 9.1.2312.100 to before 9.1.2312.110; 9.2.2403.102 to before 9.2.2403.103 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 9.2.0 to before 9.2.3 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:9.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 9.3.0 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.1.2308.208; 9.1.2312.100 to before 9.1.2312.110; 9.2.2403.102 to before 9.2.2403.103 Vulnerable ·Splunk
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 9.3.1, 9.2.3
- Fix · CNA Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk) Fixed in 9.2.2403.103, 9.1.2312.110, 9.1.2312.200, 9.1.2308.208
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-45732
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7p24-phjr-m5fc
References
More Splunk vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-45732 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-45732 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7p24-phjr-m5fc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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