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CVE-2013-6771

Directory traversal vulnerability in the collect script in Splunk before 5.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. CVE-2013-7394 is for the issue in the "runshellscript echo.sh" script.

Severity
High 9.3
Published
7 Aug 2014
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
4.8% in the next 30 daysHigher than 92% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Path traversal (CWE-22)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Splunk EnterpriseServers and applications · cpe:a:splunk:splunk
  • Every version up to 5.0.4
  • Version 5.0
  • Version 5.0.1
  • Version 5.0.2
  • Version 5.0.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6771
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6771