CVE-2024-53247 Remote Code Execution through Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Splunk Secure Gateway app
A low-privileged user can achieve remote code execution in Splunk Enterprise via insecure deserialization in the Secure Gateway app.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-53247?
CVE-2024-53247 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, published on 10 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.2, 9.2.4, and 9.1.7, and versions below 3.4.261 and 3.7.13 of the Splunk Secure Gateway app on Splunk Cloud Platform, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles could perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE).
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53247?
How do I fix CVE-2024-53247?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2024-53247 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53247 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-529c-hjgw-g8wj.