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MEDIUM
CVE-2011-4642
Splunk Web Mappy.py Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 3, 2012, 11:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 6, 2012, 5:04 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2011-4642 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-4642 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Splunk splunk
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-4642.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/47232
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 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026451
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAGMM Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Splunk software report with three related CVE.

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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.94 }} 0.10%

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0.88906

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CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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