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6.1

Splunk Enterprise can be tricked into open redirects

CVE-2016-4859 · published 9 years ago
Summary

Certain older versions of Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Light may send users to any web address you choose, which could be used for phishing. Attackers could exploit this to make users think they are still within the trusted Splunk interface while they are actually on a malicious site. Update to the latest version of Splunk or apply the supplied patches to stop the redirection.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
splunk splunk <= 6.4.2
5.0.0
5.0.1
5.0.2
5.0.3
5.0.4
5.0.5
5.0.6
5.0.7
5.0.8
5.0.9
5.0.10
46 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:splunk:*:*:*:*:light:*:*:*
Original advisory text
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, Splu...
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.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
6.1 Medium
Exploitation
1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-601Open Redirect
Timeline
Published12 May 2017
Updated31 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2016-4859 · NVD
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