Medium severity · published Oct 14, 2024
CVE-2024-45739
Sensitive information disclosure in AdminManager logging channel
4.9
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6, the software potentially exposes plaintext passwords for local native authentication Splunk users. This exposure could happen when you configure the Splunk Enterprise AdminManager log channel at the DEBUG logging level.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
Splunk Enterprise · Splunk
9.3 before 9.3.1; 9.2 before 9.2.3; 9.1 before 9.1.6 · source: vendor
SP
Splunk · Splunk
9.1.0 before 9.1.6; 9.2.0 before 9.2.3; 9.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45739
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45739
Vendor Advisory
https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-1009
Vendor Advisory
https://research.splunk.com/application/93dc7182-c5da-4085-82ec-401abf33d623/
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