CVE-2011-4644
Splunk 4.2.5 and earlier, when a Free license is selected, enables potentially undesirable functionality within an environment that intentionally does not support authentication, which allows remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Splunk 4.2.5 and earlier, when a Free license is selected, enables potentially undesirable functionality within an environment that intentionally does not support authentication, which allows remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a management-console session that leverages the ability to create crafted data sources, or (2) execute management commands via an HTTP request.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 7.51% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- splunk/splunk
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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.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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.