Information Disclosure due to Username Collision with a Role that has the same Name as the User
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.0, 9.2.4, and 9.1.7 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.206, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles, that has a username with the same name as a role with read access to dashboards, could see the dashboard name and the dashboard XML by cloning the dashboard.
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 | 9.2 to before 9.2.4; 9.1 to before 9.1.7 | 9.2.4, 9.1.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Splunk | Splunk Cloud Platform | 9.1.2312 to before 9.1.2312.206 | 9.1.2312.206 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Splunk Enterprise (Splunk) Fixed in 9.2.4, 9.1.7
- Fix · CNA Splunk Cloud Platform (Splunk) Fixed in 9.1.2312.206
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-53245
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qp49-g67r-vh5q
References
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- 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-2024-53245 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-53245 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qp49-g67r-vh5q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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