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.
CVE-2016-4856
MEDIUMNVD 4.84.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 4.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 4.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.8
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 4.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 4.8
- EG Score
- 4.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 57.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 12, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (6)
- vultures@jpcerthttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92990
- vultures@jpcerthttps://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN71462075/index.html
- vultures@jpcerthttps://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPN9
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92990
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN71462075/index.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPN9
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2016-4856?
CVE-2016-4856 is a medium vulnerability published on May 12, 2017. 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.
When was CVE-2016-4856 disclosed?
CVE-2016-4856 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 12, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-4856 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-4856 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 57.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-4856?
CVE-2016-4856 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-4856?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-4856, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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