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.
Published 2012-01-03 11:55:04
Updated 2012-11-06 05:04:10
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2011-4642

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4642

5.28%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 93 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2011-4642

  • Splunk Search Remote Code Execution
    Disclosure Date: 2011-12-12
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/multi/http/splunk_mappy_exec
    This module abuses a command execution vulnerability in the web based interface of Splunk 4.2 to 4.2.4. The vulnerability exists in the 'mappy' search command which allows attackers to run Python code. To exploit this vulnerability, a valid Splunk user with the admin

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-4642

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.6
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2011-4642

  • The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2011-4642

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