CVE-2011-4642 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 28.6% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 28.62% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-352 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-01-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| splunk | splunk |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Splunk - Remote Command Execution | 2011-12-15 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47232
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245/
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=233
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Attacking_Splunk_Release.pdf
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026451
- http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAGMM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47232
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245/
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=233
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Attacking_Splunk_Release.pdf
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026451
- http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAGMM
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