CVE-2013-7394 Command injection in n/a
Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands on Splunk servers via a crafted string in the runshellscript echo.sh script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-7394?
CVE-2013-7394 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 7 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The "runshellscript echo.sh" script in Splunk before 5.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted string. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2013-6771 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7394?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7394?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-7394 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2013-7394 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7394 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7862-88g8-9qvm.