CVE-2024-36983 Command Injection using External Lookups
Authenticated users can execute arbitrary code on Splunk instances by creating malicious external lookups that invoke legacy internal functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-36983?
CVE-2024-36983 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 1 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.109 and 9.1.2308.207, an authenticated user could create an external lookup that calls a legacy internal function. The authenticated user could use this internal function to insert code into the Splunk platform installation directory. From there, the user could execute arbitrary code on the Splunk platform Instance.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36983?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36983?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36983 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-36983 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36983 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-62xc-vffq-mcgg.