Vulnerability identifier: #VU9119

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Splunk Universal Forwarder
Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP)
Splunk Enterprise
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Splunk Light
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: Splunk Inc.

Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists on the systems running with non-root user privileges and with the '$SPLUNK_HOME' and '$SPLUNK_HOME/etc' directories owned by the splunk user due to improper access control. A local attacker can gain root privileges.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Splunk Universal Forwarder: 6.1.0 - 6.1.3

Splunk Enterprise: 6.1.0 - 6.1.14, 6.0.0 - 6.0.15, 5.0.0 - 5.0.19, 6.3.0 - 6.3.12, 6.2.0 - 6.2.14, 7.0.0 - 7.0.1, 6.4.0 - 6.4.9, 6.5.0 - 6.5.6, 6.6 - 6.6.4

Splunk Light: 6.2.2 - 6.6.3

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External links
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAP3M

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.