CVE-2017-6971

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.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/	Vendor Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698	Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42306/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

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

Information

Published : 2017-03-22 07:59

Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03

NVD link : CVE-2017-6971

Mitre link : CVE-2017-6971

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-74

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

Products Affected

nfsen

nfsen

alienvault

unified_security_management
ossim

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