CVE-2024-36994 Persistent Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Dashboard Elements

What is CVE-2024-36994?

CVE-2024-36994 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 View and 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-2024-36994?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2024-36994?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36994 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-2024-36994 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36994 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2026-76284 Improper Neutralization in Splunk Enterprise Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-76285 Improper Adherence to Coding Standards in Splunk Enterprise Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-17067 Auth bypass in n/a Critical 9.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-32hm-m24x-pwrg.