# CVE-2017-5607: Splunk Enterprise 5.0.x before 5.0.18, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.13, 6.2.x before 6.2.13.1, 6.3.x before 6.3.10, 6.4.x before 6.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2017-04-10 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Splunk Enterprise 5.0.x before 5.0.18, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.13, 6.2.x before 6.2.13.1, 6.3.x before 6.3.10, 6.4.x before 6.4.6, and 6.5.x before 6.5.3 and Splunk Light before 6.5.2 assigns the $C JS property to the global Window namespace, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive logged-in username and version-related information via a crafted webpage.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038170
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41779/
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SPLUNK-ENTERPRISE-INFORMATION-THEFT.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97286
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/89
- https://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPZ3#InformationLeakageviaJavaScriptCVE20175607
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540346/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97265
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41779

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