CSRF in Splunk
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 search application, as demonstrated by a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack, aka SPL-45172.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.286 (98.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.286 · newest: 0.286 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Splunk — versions 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAGMM (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.sec-1.com/blog/ (Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/47232 (third-party-advisory)
- www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Attacking_Splunk_Release.pdf (Exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245/ (Exploit, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-4642?
- CVE-2011-4642 is a vulnerability in Splunk, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2012-01-03.
- Is CVE-2011-4642 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.