CVE-2011-4644

Splunk < 4.2.5 - Authentication Bypass

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Gary O'Leary-Steele · pythonremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245

Scores

EPSS 0.0486
EPSS Percentile 89.4%

Classification

CWE
CWE-287
Status draft

Affected Products (50)

splunk/splunk < 4.2.5
splunk/splunk
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... and 35 more

Timeline

Published Jan 03, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026