CVE-2017-6971

Public Exploit

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 36.32% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory alienvault.com Vendor Advisory alienvault.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/ third party advisory
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/ vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42306/ exploit
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6971?
CVE-2017-6971 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6971?
To fix CVE-2017-6971, 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-2017-6971 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-6971 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~36% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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