CVE-2024-36997 Persistent Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in conf-web/settings REST endpoint
An admin user can inject persistent JavaScript via the settings endpoint, allowing code execution in other users' browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-36997?
CVE-2024-36997 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 1 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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, an admin user could store and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the browser context of another Splunk user through the conf-web/settings REST endpoint. This could potentially cause a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36997?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Splunk, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36997?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36997 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-2024-36997 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36997 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmqh-r82r-6q87.