Directory traversal vulnerability in the collect script in Splunk before 5.0.5 allows…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the collect script in Splunk before 5.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. CVE-2013-7394 is for the issue in the "runshellscript echo.sh" script.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04804 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.0.4 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Splunk
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6771
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97v3-fx5j-w6pp
References
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- 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-2013-6771 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-6771 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-97v3-fx5j-w6pp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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