{
    "id": "CVE-2017-6971",
    "published": "2017-03-22 14:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:23:24",
    "cvss_score": "8.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-74",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.16179",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96838",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-30 18:17:18",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "alienvault",
            "product": "ossim"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "alienvault",
            "product": "unified_security_management"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "nfsen",
            "product": "nfsen"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "42306",
            "title": "NfSen < 1.3.7 / AlienVault OSSIM 5.3.4 - Command Injection",
            "date": "2017-07-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42306"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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/"
    ]
}