Splunk up to 6.2.3 Dashboard cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Splunk up to 6.2.3 (Log Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Dashboard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. An attacker might be able to inject arbitrary html and script code into the web site. This would alter the appearance and would make it possible to initiate further attacks against site visitors. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Dashboard in Splunk Enterprise 6.2.x before 6.2.4 and Splunk Light 6.2.x before 6.2.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 08/18/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at splunk.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6514 since 08/18/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 6.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-52228). The entry 77318 is pretty similar.

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Log Management Software

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Splunk

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Splunk 6.2.4

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