{"id":"CVE-2017-5607","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-5607","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:02:14.469Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2017-04-10T15:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:20:50.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":3.5,"severity":"LOW","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["splunk/splunk"],"epss":{"score":0.05853,"percentile":0.93148,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.072,"percentile":0.94112},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.05853,"percentile":0.92855}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-03-31","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41779,"kind":"exploit","title":"Splunk Enterprise - Information Disclosure","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41779","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/41779.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/webapps/41779.txt","published":"2017-03-31","added":"2017-03-31","updated":"2017-03-31","author":"hyp3rlinx","type":"webapps","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-5607"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SPLUNK-ENTERPRISE-INFORMATION-THEFT.txt","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/89","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540346/100/0/threaded","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97265","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97286","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038170","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41779/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPZ3#InformationLeakageviaJavaScriptCVE20175607","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SPLUNK-ENTERPRISE-INFORMATION-THEFT.txt","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/89","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540346/100/0/threaded","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97265","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97286","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038170","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41779/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPZ3#InformationLeakageviaJavaScriptCVE20175607","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5607","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}