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Detection: Splunk SG Information Disclosure for Low Privs User

REMOVED DETECTION

This detection has been removed from the Splunk Threat Research content library and is no longer maintained or supported.

Reason: Detection is deprecated as the associated CVEs have been patched in the latest Splunk release.

Removed in version: 5.6.0

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at research@splunk.com.

Updated Date: 2026-05-14 ID: 0a3d6035-7bef-4dfa-b01e-84349edac3b4 Author: Rod Soto Type: Hunting Product: Splunk Enterprise Security

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.0, 9.2.1 and 9.1.6, and Splunk Secure Gateway versions on Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 3.4.259, 3.6.17, and 3.7.0, a low-privileged user that does not hold the “admin” or “power” Splunk roles can see App Key Value Store (KV Store) deployment configuration and public/private keys in the Splunk Secure Gateway App.

1`splunkd_ui` uri_path="*/splunkd/__raw/services/ssg/kvstore/*" user!=admin user!="-"   
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3| stats count by clientip user method uri_path 
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5| `splunk_sg_information_disclosure_for_low_privs_user_filter`

Data Source

Name Platform Sourcetype Source
Splunk Splunk icon Splunk 'splunkd_ui_access' 'splunkd_ui_access.log'

Macros Used

Name Value
splunkd_ui index=_internal sourcetype=splunkd_ui_access
splunk_sg_information_disclosure_for_low_privs_user_filter ``
splunk_sg_information_disclosure_for_low_privs_user_filter is an empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.

Annotations

- MITRE ATT&CK
+ Kill Chain Phases
+ NIST
+ CIS
- Threat Actors
ID Technique Tactic
T1087 Account Discovery Discovery

CVE

Default Configuration

This detection is configured by default in Splunk Enterprise Security to run with the following settings:

Setting Value
Disabled true
Cron Schedule N/A
Earliest Time N/A
Latest Time N/A
Schedule Window N/A
Creates Finding (Notable) No
Creates Intermediate Finding (Risk Event) No
Hunting detections do not generate a Finding (Notable) or Intermediate Findings (Risk Events).

Implementation

Requires access to internal indexes.

Known False Positives

This is a hunting search and will produce false positives, the focus of this search must be on unusual requests towards the Splunk Secure Gateway from a non administrator user.

Associated Analytic Story

References

Detection Testing

Test Type Status Dataset Source Sourcetype
Validation Not Applicable N/A N/A N/A
Unit Not Applicable N/A N/A N/A

Replay any dataset to Splunk Enterprise by using our replay.py tool or the UI. Alternatively you can replay a dataset into a Splunk Attack Range

Source: GitHub |

Version: 5