Improper Access Control for low-privileged user in Splunk Secure Gateway App
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.3 and 9.1.6, and Splunk Secure Gateway versions on Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 3.4.259, 3.6.17, and 3.7.0, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles can see App Key Value Store (KV Store) deployment configuration and public/private keys in the Splunk Secure Gateway App.
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 | 9.2 to before 9.2.3; 9.1 to before 9.1.6 | 9.2.3, 9.1.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| Splunk | Splunk Secure Gateway | 3.6 to before 3.6.17; 3.4 to before 3.4.259 | 3.6.17, 3.4.259 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 9.2.3, 9.1.6
- Fix · CNA Splunk Secure Gateway (Splunk) Fixed in 3.6.17, 3.4.259
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Splunk Enterprise 9.1.6, 9.2.3
5 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-30707 Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to insecure session storage configuration in Splunk Enterprise on WindowsPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2024-30715 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via props.conf on Splunk EnterprisePriority MEDIUM 58
- TI-2024-30708 Low Privilege User can View Images on the Host Machine by using the PDF Export feature in Splunk Classic DashboardPriority MEDIUM 53
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-45735
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5f4q-95cp-q722
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-2024-45735 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-45735 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5f4q-95cp-q722 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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