mappy.py in Splunk Web in Splunk 4.2.x before 4.2.5 does not properly restrict use of the…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.28615 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.2 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.3 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.4 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.4 Vulnerable ·Splunk
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4642
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c55j-fmh7-83pp
References
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- TI-2026-16444 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Creation and Truncation in a PostgreSQL Sidecar Service Endpoint in Splunk Enterprise KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-24841 Remote code execution (RCE) in Splunk Enterprise through Insecure XML Parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-15979 ‘edit_user’ Capability Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-30707 Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to insecure session storage configuration in Splunk Enterprise on Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-21345 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the radio template in Splunk Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2011-4642 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4642 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c55j-fmh7-83pp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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