CVE-2011-4642

Splunk - CSRF

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Gary O'Leary-Steele · pythonremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by Gary O, , # Vulnerability discovery and exploit · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/splunk_mappy_exec.rb

Scores

EPSS 0.1869
EPSS Percentile 95.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (5)
splunk/splunk 4.2
splunk/splunk 4.2.1
splunk/splunk 4.2.2
splunk/splunk 4.2.3
splunk/splunk 4.2.4
Published Jan 03, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026