XSS in Splunk
CVE-2016-4858
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise 6.4.x prior to 6.4.2, Splunk Enterprise 6.3.x prior to 6.3.6, Splunk Enterprise 6.2.x prior to 6.2.10, Splunk Enterprise 6.1.x prior to 6.1.11, Splunk Enterprise 6.0.x prior to 6.0.12, Splunk Enterprise 5.0.x prior to 5.0.16 and Splunk Light prior to 6.4.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Splunk — versions 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2
- Splunk Inc. Enterprise — versions 6.4.x prior to 6.4.2, 5.0.x prior to 5.0.16, 6.0.x prior to 6.0.12
- Splunk Inc. Light — versions prior to 6.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPN9 (Vendor Advisory)
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN71462075/index.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4858?
- CVE-2016-4858 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splunk, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2017-05-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4858?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.