CVE-2017-9979 EXPLOIT
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
On the OSNEXUS QuantaStor v4 virtual appliance before 4.3.1, if the REST call invoked does not exist, an error will be triggered containing the invalid method previously invoked. The response sent to the user isn't sanitized in this case. An attacker can leverage this issue by including arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code as a parameter, aka XSS.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.1 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.56% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-08-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| osnexus | quantastor |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | QuantaStor Software Defined Storage < 4.3.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2017-08-18 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23
- http://www.vvvsecurity.com/advisories/vvvsecurity-advisory-2017-6943.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23
- http://www.vvvsecurity.com/advisories/vvvsecurity-advisory-2017-6943.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/
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