medium
4.3
CWE
79
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2013-6870: XSS

First published: Mon Nov 25 2013(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Splunk Web in Splunk before 5.0.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Splunk<=5.0.5
Splunk=2.1
Splunk=2.2
Splunk=2.2.1
Splunk=2.2.3
Splunk=2.2.6
Splunk=3.0
Splunk=3.0.1
Splunk=3.0.2
Splunk=3.1
Splunk=3.1.1
Splunk=3.1.2
Splunk=3.1.3
Splunk=3.1.4
Splunk=3.2
Splunk=3.2.1
Splunk=3.2.2
Splunk=3.2.3
Splunk=3.2.4
Splunk=3.2.5
Splunk=3.2.6
Splunk=3.3
Splunk=3.3.1
Splunk=3.3.2
Splunk=3.3.3
Splunk=3.3.4
Splunk=3.4
Splunk=3.4.1
Splunk=3.4.2
Splunk=3.4.3
Splunk=3.4.5
Splunk=3.4.6
Splunk=3.4.8
Splunk=3.4.9
Splunk=3.4.10
Splunk=3.4.11
Splunk=3.4.12
Splunk=3.4.13
Splunk=3.4.14
Splunk=4.0
Splunk=4.0.1
Splunk=4.0.2
Splunk=4.0.3
Splunk=4.0.4
Splunk=4.0.5
Splunk=4.0.6
Splunk=4.0.7
Splunk=4.0.8
Splunk=4.0.9
Splunk=4.0.10
Splunk=4.0.11
Splunk=4.1
Splunk=4.1.1
Splunk=4.1.2
Splunk=4.1.3
Splunk=4.1.4
Splunk=4.1.5
Splunk=4.1.6
Splunk=4.1.7
Splunk=4.1.8
Splunk=4.2
Splunk=4.2.
Splunk=4.2.1
Splunk=4.2.2
Splunk=4.2.3
Splunk=4.2.4
Splunk=4.2.5
Splunk=4.3
Splunk=4.3.1
Splunk=4.3.2
Splunk=4.3.3
Splunk=4.3.4
Splunk=4.3.5
Splunk=4.3.6
Splunk=4.3.7
Splunk=5.0
Splunk=5.0.1
Splunk=5.0.2
Splunk=5.0.3
Splunk=5.0.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-6870?

    CVE-2013-6870 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-6870?

    To fix CVE-2013-6870, upgrade to Splunk version 5.0.6 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.

  • What kind of attack can exploit CVE-2013-6870?

    CVE-2013-6870 can be exploited through a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack that allows for the injection of arbitrary web scripts.

  • Which versions of Splunk are affected by CVE-2013-6870?

    CVE-2013-6870 affects multiple versions of Splunk prior to 5.0.6, including versions from 2.1 to 5.0.5.

  • Is there a public exploit for CVE-2013-6870?

    As of now, there are no publicly available exploits specifically targeting CVE-2013-6870.

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