CVE-2017-14956

Public Exploit

Description

AlienVault USM v5.4.2 and earlier offers authenticated users the functionality of exporting generated reports via the "/ossim/report/wizard_email.php" script. Besides offering an export via a local download, the script also offers the possibility to send out any report via email to a given address (either in PDF or XLS format). Since there is no anti-CSRF token protecting this functionality, it is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.

Category

5.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.71% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com Third-Party Advisory rcesecurity.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144617/AlienVault-USM-5.4.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42988/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://www.rcesecurity.com/2017/10/cve-2017-14956-alienvault-usm-leaks-sensitive-compliance-information-via-csrf/ third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101284 third party advisory vdb entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Oct/32 mailing list third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541342/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14956?
CVE-2017-14956 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14956?
To fix CVE-2017-14956, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-14956 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-14956 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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