CVE-2017-8051

high-risk

Published 2017-04-21

Tenable Appliance 3.5 - 4.4.0, and possibly prior versions, contains a flaw in the simpleupload.py script in the Web UI. Through the manipulation of the tns_appliance_session_user parameter, a remote attacker can inject arbitrary commands.

Do I need to act?

53.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — higher than 47% of all CVEs

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

1 public exploit available

41892

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (11)

Appliance

Affected Vendors

Tenable

References (6)

Patch http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07

Permissions Required https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135

Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/

Patch http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07

Permissions Required https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135

Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/

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high-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate

Exposure 16/34 · Moderate