CVE-2024-36993 Persistent Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Web Bulletin
A low-privileged user can inject malicious JavaScript into Web Bulletin messages, leading to code execution in other users' browsers.
- 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-2024-36993?
CVE-2024-36993 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting 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 9.1.2312.200 and 9.1.2308.207, a low-privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could craft a malicious payload through a Splunk Web Bulletin Messages that could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36993?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36993?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36993 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-36993 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36993 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcvg-m5cf-cpwh.