CVE-2024-45731

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.

Weakness classification

• CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
• CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal

Primary references

• prodsec@splunk.com — Vendor Advisory
• prodsec@splunk.com — Vendor Advisory