Sensitive information disclosure in AdminManager logging channel
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6, the software potentially exposes plaintext passwords for local native authentication Splunk users. This exposure could happen when you configure the Splunk Enterprise AdminManager log channel at the DEBUG logging level.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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; 9.1 to before 9.1.6 | 9.3.1, 9.2.3, 9.1.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Splunk Enterprise VendorSplunk Affected 9.3 to before 9.3.1; 9.2 to before 9.2.3; 9.1 to before 9.1.6 Fixed in 9.3.1, 9.2.3, 9.1.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 9.3.1, 9.2.3, 9.1.6
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, 9.3.1
5 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-30705 Path traversal in Splunk EnterprisePriority HIGH 70
- TI-2024-30710 Improperly Formatted ‘INGEST_EVAL’ Parameter Crashes Splunk DaemonPriority MEDIUM 62
- TI-2024-30712 Sensitive information disclosure in REST_Calls logging channelPriority LOW 23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-45739
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p8rh-8mh7-w4xh
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-2024-45739 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-45739 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p8rh-8mh7-w4xh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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