What is the severity of CVE-2024-36987?

CVE-2024-36987 is considered a low severity vulnerability affecting Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2024-36987?

To fix CVE-2024-36987, upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.2.2 or later, or Splunk Cloud Platform to version 9.1.2312.200 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2024-36987?

An authenticated, low-privileged user without admin or power roles may be affected by CVE-2024-36987.

What versions are impacted by CVE-2024-36987?

CVE-2024-36987 affects Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, as well as Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.200.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-36987?

CVE-2024-36987 is a file upload vulnerability that allows an authenticated low-privileged user to upload files with arbitrary extensions.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-36987

medium

6.5

CWE

434

1/7/2024

28/2/2025

CVE-2024-36987: Insecure File Upload in the indexing/preview REST endpoint

First published: Mon Jul 01 2024(Updated: )

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.

Credit: prodsec@splunk.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Splunk Cloud Platform	>=9.1.2312<9.1.2312.200
Splunk	>=9.0.0<9.0.10
Splunk	>=9.1.0<9.1.5
Splunk	>=9.2.0<9.2.2

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Reference Links

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-36987?
CVE-2024-36987 is considered a low severity vulnerability affecting Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36987?
To fix CVE-2024-36987, upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.2.2 or later, or Splunk Cloud Platform to version 9.1.2312.200 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2024-36987?
An authenticated, low-privileged user without admin or power roles may be affected by CVE-2024-36987.
What versions are impacted by CVE-2024-36987?
CVE-2024-36987 affects Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10, as well as Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.200.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-36987?
CVE-2024-36987 is a file upload vulnerability that allows an authenticated low-privileged user to upload files with arbitrary extensions.

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