CVE-2024-45731 Path traversal in Splunk Enterprise
Low-privileged users can write files to the Windows system root, potentially enabling remote code execution when Splunk is installed on a separate drive.
- 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-2024-45731?
CVE-2024-45731 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 14 Oct 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 for Windows versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could write a file to the Windows system root directory, which has a default location in the Windows System32 folder, when Splunk Enterprise for Windows is installed on a separate drive.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45731?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45731?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45731 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-45731 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-45731 exists.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-j6xh-hx47-7x23.