CVE-2017-5607
Splunk Enterprise 5.0.x before 5.0.18, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.13, 6.2.x before 6.2.13.1, 6.3.x before 6.3.10, 6.4.x before 6.4.6, and 6.5.x before 6.5.3 and Splunk Light before 6.5.2 assigns the $C JS property to the global Window…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is low and EPSS is 5.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Splunk Enterprise 5.0.x before 5.0.18, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.13, 6.2.x before 6.2.13.1, 6.3.x before 6.3.10, 6.4.x before 6.4.6, and 6.5.x before 6.5.3 and Splunk Light before 6.5.2 assigns the $C JS property to the global Window namespace, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive logged-in username and version-related information via a crafted webpage.
- CVSS 3.0
- 3.5 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.85% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 31 March 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- splunk/splunk
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 7.2% on 21 September 2026 to 5.9% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
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://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SPLUNK-ENTERPRISE-INFORMATION-THEFT.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/89Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540346/100/0/threadedExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97265Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97286Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038170Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41779/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPZ3#InformationLeakageviaJavaScriptCVE20175607Vendor Advisory
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SPLUNK-ENTERPRISE-INFORMATION-THEFT.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/89Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540346/100/0/threadedExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97265Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97286Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038170Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41779/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPZ3#InformationLeakageviaJavaScriptCVE20175607Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.