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high 8.0

CVE-2024-36983 json

Command Injection using External Lookups

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-36371

cvss
8.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.109 and 9.1.2308.207, an authenticated user could create an external lookup that calls a legacy internal function. The authenticated user could use this internal function to insert code into the Splunk platform installation directory. From there, the user could execute arbitrary code on the Splunk platform Instance.

Patch / fix

  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.0.10, 9.1.5, 9.2.2
  • Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1.2308.207, 9.1.2312.109
  • splunk splunk 9.0.10, 9.1.5, 9.2.2
  • splunk splunk_cloud_platform 9.1.2308.207, 9.1.2312.109

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise
  • Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform
  • splunk splunk
  • splunk splunk_cloud_platform

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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