Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 3, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-4642
CVE-2011-4642
Description
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=4.2.0, <4.2.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245/nvdExploit
- www.sec-1.com/blog/nvdExploit
- www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Attacking_Splunk_Release.pdfnvdExploit
- www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAGMMnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/47232nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
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