CVE-2011-4643
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Splunk 4.x before 4.2.5 allow remote...
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Splunk 4.x before 4.2.5 allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URI to (1) Splunk Web or (2) the Splunkd HTTP Server, aka SPL-45243.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Splunk 4.x before 4.2.5 allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URI to (1) Splunk Web or (2) the Splunkd HTTP Server, aka SPL-45243.
- Record
CVE-2011-4643- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Splunk 4.x before 4.2.5 allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URI to (1) Splunk Web or (2) the Splunkd HTTP Server, aka SPL-45243.
- Record
CVE-2011-4643- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-4561 No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Splunk 4.x before 4.2.5 allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URI to (1) Splunk Web or (2) the Splunkd HTTP Server, aka SPL-45243.
- Record
EUVD-2011-4561- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c638-pq9h-7jf5 No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Splunk 4.x before 4.2.5 allow remote...
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Splunk 4.x before 4.2.5 allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URI to (1) Splunk Web or (2) the Splunkd HTTP Server, aka SPL-45243.
- Record
GHSA-c638-pq9h-7jf5- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Splunk - Remote Command Execution | 2011-12-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-4643 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Splunk, published January 3, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.73%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAGMM
securitytracker.com/id?1026451
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72244
sec-1.com/blog?p=233
secunia.com/advisories/47232
exploit-db.com/exploits/18245
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4643
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c638-pq9h-7jf5