Splunk Referer Header Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Summary
This host is installed with Splunk and is prone to cross-site scripting vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attacker to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in the context of an affected site. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to version 6.1.3 or later, For updates refer to http://www.splunk.com/download
Insight
Input passed via the Referer header in HTTP GET is not properly sanitized before being returned to the user
Affected
Splunk Version 6.1.x before 6.1.3
Detection
Send a crafted data via HTTP GET request and check whether it is able to read cookie or not.
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