CVE-2024-36987

Insecure File Upload in the indexing/preview REST endpoint

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: July 1, 2024 at 04:30 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:37 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorSplunkSplunk Cloud Platform

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.200, an authenticated, low-privileged user who does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could upload a file with an arbitrary extension using the indexing/preview REST endpoint.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Splunk · Splunk

95%

9.0 ≤ v < 9.0.109.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.109.1 ≤ v < 9.1.59.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.59.2 ≤ v < 9.2.29.2.0 ≤ v < 9.2.29.0 9.1 9.2

Affected range stops below 9.0.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Splunk Cloud Platform · Splunk

95%

9.1.2312 ≤ v < 9.1.2312.2009.1.2312

Affected range stops below 9.1.2312.200, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0707

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0707

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-434

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