CVE-2011-4642 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.1923.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Splunk Subscribe	Splunk Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.4:::::::*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/47232
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245/
http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=233
http://www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Attacking_Splunk_Release.pdf
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026451
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAGMM

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-01-03T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:09:19.512Z

Reserved: 2011-11-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-4642

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-01-03T11:55:03.690

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-4642

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-352

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