CVE-2011-4642
mappy.py in Splunk Web in Splunk 4.2.x before 4.2.5 does not properly restrict use of the mappy command to access Python classes, which allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the sys module in a request to the…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
mappy.py in Splunk Web in Splunk 4.2.x before 4.2.5 does not properly restrict use of the mappy command to access Python classes, which allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the sys module in a request to the search application, as demonstrated by a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack, aka SPL-45172.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 28.62% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 December 2011
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- splunk/splunk
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 28.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47232
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245/Exploit
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=233Exploit
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Attacking_Splunk_Release.pdfExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026451
- http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAGMMVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47232
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245/Exploit
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=233Exploit
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Attacking_Splunk_Release.pdfExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026451
- http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAGMMVendor Advisory
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