CVE-2024-45741: Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via props.conf on Splunk Enterprise

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 14.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-10-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.3 and 9.1.6 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.2.2403.108 and 9.1.2312.205, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could create a malicious payload through a custom configuration file that the "api.uri" parameter from the "/manager/search/apps/local" endpoint in Splunk Web calls. This could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.

Affected products

Splunk Enterprise: from 9.1.0 before 9.1.6; from 9.2.0 before 9.2.3 — fixed in 9.1.6, 9.2.3
Splunk Cloud Platform: from 9.1.2312 before 9.1.2312.205; from 9.2.2403.100 before 9.2.2403.108 — fixed in 9.1.2312.205, 9.2.2403.108

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Splunk Enterprise 9.1.6, 9.2.3; Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1.2312.205, 9.2.2403.108. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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