CVE-2017-18348
Splunk Enterprise 6.6.x, when configured to run as root but drop privileges to a specific non-root account, allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to that non-root account to modify $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/splunk-launch.conf and insert…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Splunk Enterprise 6.6.x, when configured to run as root but drop privileges to a specific non-root account, allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to that non-root account to modify $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/splunk-launch.conf and insert Trojan horse programs into $SPLUNK_HOME/bin, because the non-root setup instructions state that chown should be run across all of $SPLUNK_HOME to give non-root access.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- splunk/splunk
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101664Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2017-022.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAP3MVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101664Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2017-022.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAP3MVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.