CVE-2018-7431

CVE-2018-7431 is a directory traversal vulnerability in the Splunk Django App affecting Splunk Enterprise versions 6.0.x through 6.5.x and Splunk Light prior to 6.6.0. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity and requires authentication, leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, though it did receive limited media coverage.