CVE-2017-6971 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 16.2% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands in a privileged context, or launch a reverse shell, via vectors involving the PHP session ID and the NfSen PHP code, aka AlienVault ID ENG-104862.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 16.18% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-74 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-03-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| alienvault | ossim |
| alienvault | unified security management |
| nfsen | nfsen |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | NfSen < 1.3.7 / AlienVault OSSIM 5.3.4 - Command Injection | 2017-07-10 |
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/
- https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/
- https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42306/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/
- https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/
- https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42306/
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