VDB-101131 · CVE-2016-4856 · BID 92990

Splunk Enterprise/Lite up to 6.3.4 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Splunk Enterprise and Lite up to 6.3.4. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4856. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Splunk Enterprise and Lite up to 6.3.4 (Log Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise 6.3.x prior to 6.3.5 and Splunk Light 6.3.x prior to 6.3.5 allows attacker with administrator rights to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 09/16/2016. The weakness was released 05/12/2017 with Cyber Defense Institute, Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4856 since 05/17/2016. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 238 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11898 (Splunk Enterprise and Light Multiple Vulnerabilities (SP-CAAAPN9)).

Upgrading to version 6.3.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92990†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-101133. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 100694
OpenVAS Name: Splunk Enterprise XSS Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Enterprise/Lite 6.3.5

Timelineinfo

05/17/2016 🔍
09/16/2016 +122 days 🔍
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05/12/2017 +238 days 🔍
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05/13/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/23/2020 +1320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Researcher: Noriaki Iwasaki
Organization: Cyber Defense Institute, Inc.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4856 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4856
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101131
SecurityFocus: 92990 - Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Lite CVE-2016-4856 HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-4856 - Splunk - Splunk - Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2017 08:53
Updated: 12/23/2020 11:26
Changes: 05/13/2017 08:53 (68), 09/25/2020 18:16 (5), 12/23/2020 11:26 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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