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CVE-2011-4644
Splunk 4.2.5 and earlier, when a Free license is selected, enables potentially undesirable functionality within an environment that…
High9.3EPSS 7.5%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.5% · top 5.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=233 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Attacking_Splunk_Release.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 18245 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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