CVE-2016-4859: Medium severity splunk vulnerability

Published May 12, 2017
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Updated

Open redirect vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise 6.4.x prior to 6.4.3, Splunk Enterprise 6.3.x prior to 6.3.6, Splunk Enterprise 6.2.x prior to 6.2.10, Splunk Enterprise 6.1.x prior to 6.1.11, Splunk Enterprise 6.0.x prior to 6.0.12, Splunk Enterprise 5.0.x prior to 5.0.16 and Splunk Light prior to 6.4.3 allows to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.

Affected Software

58 affected components
Splunk splunk<=6.4.2
Splunk splunk=5.0.0
Splunk splunk=5.0.1
Splunk splunk=5.0.2
Splunk splunk=5.0.3
Splunk splunk=5.0.4
Splunk splunk=5.0.5
Splunk splunk=5.0.6
Splunk splunk=5.0.7
Splunk splunk=5.0.8
Splunk splunk=5.0.9
Splunk splunk=5.0.10
Splunk splunk=5.0.11
Splunk splunk=5.0.12
Splunk splunk=5.0.13
Splunk splunk=5.0.14
Splunk splunk=5.0.15
Splunk splunk=6.0.0
Splunk splunk=6.0.1
Splunk splunk=6.0.2
Splunk splunk=6.0.3
Splunk splunk=6.0.4
Splunk splunk=6.0.5
Splunk splunk=6.0.6
Splunk splunk=6.0.7
Splunk splunk=6.0.8
Splunk splunk=6.0.9
Splunk splunk=6.0.10
Splunk splunk=6.0.11
Splunk splunk=6.1.0
Splunk splunk=6.1.1
Splunk splunk=6.1.2
Splunk splunk=6.1.3
Splunk splunk=6.1.4
Splunk splunk=6.1.5
Splunk splunk=6.1.6
Splunk splunk=6.1.7
Splunk splunk=6.1.8
Splunk splunk=6.1.9
Splunk splunk=6.1.10
Splunk splunk=6.2.0
Splunk splunk=6.2.1
Splunk splunk=6.2.2
Splunk splunk=6.2.3
Splunk splunk=6.2.4
Splunk splunk=6.2.5
Splunk splunk=6.2.6
Splunk splunk=6.2.7
Splunk splunk=6.2.8
Splunk splunk=6.2.9
Splunk splunk=6.3.0
Splunk splunk=6.3.1
Splunk splunk=6.3.2
Splunk splunk=6.3.3
Splunk splunk=6.3.4
Splunk splunk=6.3.5
Splunk splunk=6.4.0
Splunk splunk=6.4.1

Event History

May 12, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4859?

The severity of CVE-2016-4859 is considered medium due to the potential for exploitation through open redirect attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-4859?

To fix CVE-2016-4859, upgrade to the latest version of Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Light that is not affected by the vulnerability.

3

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4859?

CVE-2016-4859 affects Splunk Enterprise versions up to 6.4.2, and earlier 6.x, 5.x versions, and Splunk Light prior to the patch.

4

What impact does CVE-2016-4859 have?

CVE-2016-4859 allows attackers to potentially redirect users to malicious web pages, thus compromising user safety.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2016-4859?

While upgrading is the recommended solution for CVE-2016-4859, implementing strict validation on URL parameters can act as a temporary workaround.

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