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CVE-2014-8380 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Splunk 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP Refere…

published 2014-10-21 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8217

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Splunk 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP Referer Header in a "404 Not Found" response. NOTE: this vulnerability might exist because of a CVE-2010-2429 regression.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-40997)

Exploit prediction

3.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-40997 Splunk 6.1.1 - 'Referer' Header Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2017-01-07
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126813/Splunk-6.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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