CVE-2011-4643 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.73% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| 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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72244
- 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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72244
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