CVE-2011-4642
mediumpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.286 · 98 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- exploit/multi/http/splunk_mappy_execSplunk Search Remote Code Executionweaponized · metasploit
- EDB-18245Splunk - Remote Command Executionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (6)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (17)
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- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245/cnnvd
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=233cnnvd
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Attacking_Splunk_Release.pdfcnnvd
- http://www.splunk.com/downloadPatchcnnvd
- http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAGMMcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47232enisa_euvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245/enisa_euvd
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=233enisa_euvd
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