CVE-2017-6971

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Published Mar 22, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 16.2% KEV · Not listed

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.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:ossim::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nfsen:nfsen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 16.2% (16.179% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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/

History

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Subscriptions

Alienvault Ossim Unified Security Management

Nfsen Nfsen

Weaknesses

CWE-74
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:49 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 22, 2017, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:49 PM
Reserved: Mar 17, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 22, 2017, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:23 AM

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