Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-22165 · published 9 January 2024
CVE-2024-22165: Splunk enterprise security improper input validation vulnerability
Splunk · Enterprise Security
In Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) versions lower than 7.1.2, an attacker can create a malformed Investigation to perform a denial of service (DoS). The malformed investigation prevents the generation and rendering of the Investigations manager until it is deleted.<br>The vulnerability requires an authenticated session and access to create an Investigation. It only affects the availability of the Investigations manager, but without the manager, the Investigations functionality becomes unusable for most users.
Description
In Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) versions lower than 7.1.2, an attacker can create a malformed Investigation to perform a denial of service (DoS). The malformed investigation prevents the generation and rendering of the Investigations manager until it is deleted.<br>The vulnerability requires an authenticated session and access to create an Investigation. It only affects the availability of the Investigations manager, but without the manager, the Investigations functionality becomes unusable for most users.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0102 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://research.splunk.com/application/7f6a07bd-82ef-46b8-8eba-802278abd00e/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0102 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://research.splunk.com/application/7f6a07bd-82ef-46b8-8eba-802278abd00e/ | Vendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-22165), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
