CVE-2016-4856 : Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise 6.3.x prior to 6.3.5 and

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise 6.3.x prior to 6.3.5 and Splunk Light 6.3.x prior to 6.3.5 allows attacker with administrator rights to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Published 2017-05-12 18:29:00

Updated 2017-05-19 18:26:13

Source JPCERT/CC

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2016-4856

Splunk » Splunk » Version: 6.3.3 Enterprise Edition
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.3.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
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Splunk » Splunk » Version: 6.3.4 Enterprise Edition
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.3.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
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Splunk » Splunk » Version: 6.3.0 Enterprise Edition
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
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Splunk » Splunk » Version: 6.3.1 Enterprise Edition
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
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Splunk » Splunk » Version: 6.3.2 Enterprise Edition
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
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Splunk » Splunk » Version: 6.3.4 Light Edition
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.3.4:*:*:*:light:*:*:*
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Splunk » Splunk » Version: 6.3.3 Light Edition
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.3.3:*:*:*:light:*:*:*
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Splunk » Splunk » Version: 6.3.2 Light Edition
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.3.2:*:*:*:light:*:*:*
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Splunk » Splunk » Version: 6.3.1 Light Edition
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.3.1:*:*:*:light:*:*:*
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Splunk » Splunk » Version: 6.3.0 Light Edition
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.3.0:*:*:*:light:*:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-4856

EPSS FAQ

0.08%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 32 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-4856

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
3.5	LOW	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N	6.8	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
4.8	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	1.7	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2016-4856

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-4856

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92990

Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Lite CVE-2016-4856 HTML Injection Vulnerability
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN71462075/index.html

JVN#71462075: Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Lite vulnerable to cross-site scripting
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

CVEs referencing this url
https://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPN9

Splunk Enterprise 6.3.5 and Splunk Light 6.3.5 address two vulnerabilities | Splunk
Vendor Advisory

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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-4856

Products affected by CVE-2016-4856

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-4856

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-4856

CWE ids for CVE-2016-4856

References for CVE-2016-4856