Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Splunk 4.x before 4.2.5 allow remote…
Priority LOW 29CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Splunk 4.x before 4.2.5 allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URI to (1) Splunk Web or (2) the Splunkd HTTP Server, aka SPL-45243.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07733 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 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 · 26
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.6 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.7 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.8 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.9 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·Splunk
Show 16 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.10 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.11 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.5 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.6 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.7 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.8 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| 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:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.10 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.11 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.7 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.8 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-2011-4643
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c638-pq9h-7jf5
References
More Splunk vulnerabilities
- 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-2011-4643 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4643 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c638-pq9h-7jf5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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