CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedSplunk Enterprise versions prior to 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14 are vulnerable to an SPL injection attack, allowing unauthenticated users to craft malicious SPL pipelines that execute when an administrator accesses the Add Data forwarder workflow. This vulnerability can compromise data integrity and availability of the Splunk instance, making it critical for organizations using affected versions to prioritize immediate updates. Administrators and security teams should act swiftly to mitigate the risk associated with this high-severity flaw.
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Original NVD Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.4.1, 10.2.5, 10.0.9, and 9.4.14, an unauthenticated user who can reach the Splunk management port could store a Search Processing Language (SPL) pipeline that runs when an administrator opens the Add Data forwarder workflow. The SPL pipeline could access all relevant data, affect system integrity, and affect availability of the Splunk platform instance. The SPL injection is possible because Deployment Server client identifiers are placed into dispatched searches without neutralizing special characters. Successful exploitation requires an administrator to open the affected Add Data forwarder workflow after the unauthenticated user registers a crafted Deployment Server client identity. For more information see Forward data (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/get-started/get-data-in/10.2/how-to-get-data-into-your-splunk-deployment/forward-data) and About agent management (https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-enterprise/administer/update-your-deployment/10.4/agent-management/about-agent-management) in the Splunk documentation.
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