CVE-2011-4642
Splunk - CSRF
Title source: ruleDescription
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
References (6)
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