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CVE-2018-7431

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Splunk Django App in Splunk Enterprise 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.13, 6.2.x before 6.2.14, 6.3.x before 6.3.10, 6.4.x before 6.4.6, and 6.5.x before 6.5.3; and Splunk Light before 6.6.0 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
23 Oct 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
6.1.13, 6.2.14, 6.3.10, 6.4.6, 6.5.3, 6.6.0
Exploit chance
2.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 83% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Weakness
Path traversal (CWE-22)
Attack
Over the network · Needs a user account · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Splunk EnterpriseServers and applications · cpe:a:splunk:splunk
  • From 6.5.0 before 6.5.3
  • From 6.4.0 before 6.4.6
  • From 6.3.0 before 6.3.10
  • From 6.2.0 before 6.2.14
All 7 release lines
  • Every version before 6.6.0
  • From 6.0.0 before 6.0.14
  • From 6.1.0 before 6.1.13
  • From 6.2.0 before 6.2.14
  • From 6.3.0 before 6.3.10
  • From 6.4.0 before 6.4.6
  • From 6.5.0 before 6.5.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7431
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7431