# CVE-2011-4644: Splunk 4.2.5 and earlier, when a Free license is selected, enables potentially undesirable functionality within an environment that intentio

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2012-01-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Splunk 4.2.5 and earlier, when a Free license is selected, enables potentially undesirable functionality within an environment that intentionally does not support authentication, which allows remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a management-console session that leverages the ability to create crafted data sources, or (2) execute management commands via an HTTP request.

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## References

- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=233
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Attacking_Splunk_Release.pdf
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18245

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