7.5

CVE-2018-7429: splunk Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
Published 23-10-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-7429 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.75%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Splunkd in Splunk Enterprise 6.2.x before 6.2.14 6.3.x before 6.3.11, and 6.4.x before 6.4.8; and Splunk Light before 6.5.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed HTTP request.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.75% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.75%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Splunk1 product
  • splunk< 6.5.0 | ≥ 6.2.0, < 6.2.14 | ≥ 6.3.0, < 6.3.11 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.8

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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