CVE-2017-6971

high-risk
Published 2017-03-22

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.

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29.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 71% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
42306
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Nfsen Alienvault

References (8)

Third Party Advisory https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/
Vendor Advisory https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/
Vendor Advisory https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42306/
Third Party Advisory https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/
Vendor Advisory https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/
Vendor Advisory https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42306/
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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 22/34 · High
Exposure 9/34 · Low