VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-4644

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability7.51%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-01-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references