Resource exhaustion in Splunk
CVE-2024-45736
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.2.2403.107, 9.1.2312.204, and 9.1.2312.111, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a search query with an improperly formatted "INGEST_EVAL" parameter as part of a [Field Transformation](https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Knowledge/Managefieldtransforms) which could crash the Splunk daemon (splunkd).
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.005 (42.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Splunk — versions 9.3.0
- Splunk Cloud Platform — versions 9.2.2403, 9.1.2312
- Splunk Splunk_cloud_platform
- Splunk Enterprise — versions 9.3, 9.2, 9.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- prodsec@splunk.com (Vendor Advisory)
- prodsec@splunk.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-45736?
- CVE-2024-45736 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splunk, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-10-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-45736?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-45736 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.