Cross-site scripting in Splunk Entreprise and Light



Published: 2019-02-23
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-5727
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Splunk Enterprise
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Splunk Light
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor Splunk Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU17848

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5727

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Splunk Enterprise: 6.0.0 - 6.6.4

Splunk Light: 6.2.2 - 6.5.3

External links

http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAQAF


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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