Spoofing attack in Splunk Light and Splunk Enterprise - #VU7211
Published: June 27, 2017 / Updated: October 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7211
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Splunk Inc.
Affected software:
Splunk Light
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Light
Splunk Enterprise
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and conduct URL spoofing attacks.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in error message content spoofing.
Remediation
Update Splunk Enterprise to version 5.0.19, 6.0.15, 6.1.14, 6.2.14, 6.3.11, 6.4.7, 6.5.3.
Update Splunk Light to version 6.5.3.
Update Splunk Light to version 6.5.3.