Unscored severity · published Jan 3, 2012
CVE-2011-4644
Splunk 4.2.5 and earlier, when a Free license is selected, enables potentially undesirable functionality within an environment that intentionally does not support authentication,…
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CVSS
7.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Splunk 4.2.5 and earlier, when a Free license is selected, enables potentially undesirable functionality within an environment that intentionally does not support authentication, which allows remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a management-console session that leverages the ability to create crafted data sources, or (2) execute management commands via an HTTP request.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.5% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Splunk · Splunk
through 4.2.5; 2.1; 2.2; 2.2.1; 2.2.3; 2.2.6; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4644
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4644
Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245/
Exploit
http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=233
Exploit
http://www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Attacking_Splunk_Release.pdf
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