CVE-2011-4643

Splunk - Remote Command Execution

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Splunk 4.x before 4.2.5 allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URI to (1) Splunk Web or (2) the Splunkd HTTP Server, aka SPL-45243.

Múltiples vulnerabilidades de salto de directorio en Splunk 4.x anteriores a la versión 4.2.5 permiten a atacantes remotos autenticados leer archivos arbitrarios a través de los caracteres .. (punto punto) en una URI a (1) Web Splunk o (2) el servidor HTTP Splunkd, también conocido como SPL-45243.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-11-30 CVE Reserved
2011-12-15 First Exploit
2012-01-03 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/47232	Third Party Advisory
http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=233	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026451	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72244	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245	2011-12-15
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245	2024-08-07
http://www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Attacking_Splunk_Release.pdf	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAGMM	2017-08-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.0 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.0.1 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.0.1"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.0.2 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.0.2"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.0.3 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.0.3"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.0.4 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.0.4"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.0.5 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.0.5"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.0.6 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.0.6"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.0.7 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.0.7"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.0.8 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.0.8"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.0.9 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.0.9"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.0.10 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.0.10"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.0.11 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.0.11"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.1 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.1"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.1.1 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.1.1"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.1.2 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.1.2"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.1.3 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.1.3"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.1.4 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.1.4"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.1.5 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.1.5"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.1.6 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.1.6"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.1.7 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.1.7"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.1.8 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.1.8"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.2 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.2"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.2.1 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.2.1"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.2.2 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.2.2"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.2.3 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.2.3"		-		Affected
Splunk Search vendor "Splunk"		Splunk Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk"				4.2.4 Search vendor "Splunk" for product "Splunk" and version "4.2.4"		-		Affected