QID 379122

Date Published: 2024-02-27

QID 379122: Splunk Universal Forwarder Insecure Remote Login Vulnerability (SVD-2022-0605)

Splunk Universal Forwarders provide reliable, secure data collection from remote sources and forward that data into Splunk software for indexing and consolidation.

In Splunk universal forwarder versions before 9.0, management services are available remotely by default. When not required, it introduces a potential exposure, but it is not a vulnerability. If exposed, we recommend each customer assess the potential severity specific to your environment. In 9.0, the universal forwarder now binds the management port to localhost preventing remote logins by default.

Affected Versions:
Splunk Universal Forwarder before version 9.0.0

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Windows: This QID checks for installed vulnerable version of Splunk Universal Forwarder using registry "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SplunkForwarder"

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows attackers to attempt remote login by default.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

Vendor has released updated versions to fix these vulnerabilities. Please refer SVD-2022-0605 for more details.

Vendor References

SVD-2022-0605 - advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2022-0605?301=/en_us/product-security/announcements/SVD-2022-0605.html

CVEs related to QID 379122

CVE-2022-32155 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
SVD-2022-0605			advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2022-0605?301=/en_us/product-security/announcements/SVD-2022-0605.html

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