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CVE-2016-4856

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise 6.3.x prior to 6.3.5 and Splunk Light 6.3.x prior to 6.3.5 allows attacker with administrator rights to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Severity
Medium 4.8
Published
12 May 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 62% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Attack
Over the network · Needs an administrator account · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Splunk EnterpriseServers and applications · cpe:a:splunk:splunk
  • Version 6.3.0
  • Version 6.3.1
  • Version 6.3.2
  • Version 6.3.3
  • Version 6.3.4

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4856
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4856