CVE-2017-6971 in the critical feed json
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…
published 2017-03-22 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16009
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 16.2%
- EPSS 16.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-42306)
Exploit prediction
16.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-42306 NfSen < 1.3.7 / AlienVault OSSIM 5.3.4 - Command Injection webapps, 2017-07-10
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/42306/
exploit
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alienvault.com
/forums/discussion/8325/
vendor-advisory
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alienvault.com
/forums/discussion/8698
vendor-advisory
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sourceforge.net
/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-6971
- NVD CVE-2017-6971
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