CVE-2024-23678 Deserialization of Untrusted Data on Splunk Enterprise for Windows through Path Traversal from Separate Disk Partition
Attackers can achieve code execution via unsafe deserialization triggered by path traversal on Windows installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-23678?
CVE-2024-23678 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 22 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.0.8 and 9.1.3, Splunk Enterprise does not correctly sanitize path input data. This results in the unsafe deserialization of untrusted data from a separate disk partition on the machine. This vulnerability only affects Splunk Enterprise for Windows.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23678?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2024-23678?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23678 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2024-23678 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23678 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7fqg-p5hm-92r9.