Resource exhaustion in Splunk Enterprise Security
CVE-2024-22164
In Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) versions below 7.1.2, an attacker can use investigation attachments to perform a denial of service (DoS) to the Investigation. The attachment endpoint does not properly limit the size of the request which lets an attacker cause the Investigation to become inaccessible.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Enterprise Security (Es) — versions 7.3, 7.2, 7.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0101 (Vendor Advisory)
- research.splunk.com/application/bb85b25e-2d6b-4e39-bd27-50db42edcb8f/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-22164?
- CVE-2024-22164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise Security, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-22164?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.