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CVE-2024-53244: Risky command safeguards bypass in “/en-US/app/search/report“ endpoint through “s“ parameter
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.7 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-12-10 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-200
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.2, 9.2.4, and 9.1.7 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.2.2406.107, 9.2.2403.109, and 9.1.2312.206, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin“ or “power“ Splunk roles could run a saved search with a risky command using the permissions of a higher-privileged user to bypass the SPL safeguards for risky commands on “/en-US/app/search/report“ endpoint through “s“ parameter.<br>The vulnerability requires the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser. The authenticated user should not be able to exploit the vulnerability at will.
Affected products
- Splunk Enterprise: from 9.1.0 before 9.1.7; from 9.2.0 before 9.2.4; from 9.3.0 before 9.3.2 — fixed in 9.1.7, 9.2.4, 9.3.2
- Splunk Cloud Platform: from 9.1.2312 before 9.1.2312.206; from 9.2.2403 before 9.2.2403.109; from 9.2.2406 before 9.2.2406.107 — fixed in 9.1.2312.206, 9.2.2403.109, 9.2.2406.107
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Splunk Enterprise 9.1.7, 9.2.4, 9.3.2; Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1.2312.206, 9.2.2403.109, 9.2.2406.107. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
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