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Splunk Enterprise 5.0.x < 5.0.10 / 6.1.x < 6.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 79724
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its version number, the Splunk Enterprise hosted on the remote web server is 5.0.x prior to 5.0.10 or 6.1.x prior to 6.1.4. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :- The included OpenSSL library contains a TLS downgrade weakness. By using fragmented ClientHello messages, a remote man-in-the-middle attacker can force downgrading to TLS 1.0. (CVE-2014-3511)
- A cross-site scripting flaw exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input to the HTTP referrer header. A remote attacker can exploit this, using a specially crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code in the user's browser session within the trust relationship. Note that this only affects the 5.0.x branch. (CVE-2014-8301)
- A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists within the Dashboard due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can exploit this, using a specially crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code in the user's browser session within the trust relationship. (CVE-2014-8302)
- A cross-site scripting vulnerabilities exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input when parsing events. This allows a remote attacker, using a specially crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code in the user's browser session within the trust relationship.
(CVE-2014-8303)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Splunk Enterprise 6.1.4 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 79724
File Name: splunk_614.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 12/4/2014
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:splunk:splunk
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Splunk
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-3511, CVE-2014-8301, CVE-2014-8302, CVE-2014-8303
BID: 69079