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TI-2014-04246 Aliases CVE-2014-5197GHSA-hc66-v58h-pwj4

Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) Splunk Web or the (2) Splunkd HTTP Server in…

Priority LOW 23CWE-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

Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) Splunk Web or the (2) Splunkd HTTP Server in Splunk Enterprise 6.1.x before 6.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URI, related to search ids.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02217 82nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*6.1VulnerableSplunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.1.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*6.1.1VulnerableSplunk
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.1.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*6.1.2VulnerableSplunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Splunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.1.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1 Vulnerable ·Splunk
  • cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:6.1.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·Splunk

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5197
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hc66-v58h-pwj4

References

Patch 1

  • 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
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Sources

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