CVE-2017-9979

Public Exploit

Description

On the OSNEXUS QuantaStor v4 virtual appliance before 4.3.1, if the REST call invoked does not exist, an error will be triggered containing the invalid method previously invoked. The response sent to the user isn't sanitized in this case. An attacker can leverage this issue by including arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code as a parameter, aka XSS.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.40% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory vvvsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vvvsecurity.com/advisories/vvvsecurity-advisory-2017-6943.txt url repurposed exploit third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9979?
CVE-2017-9979 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9979?
To fix CVE-2017-9979, 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-2017-9979 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-9979 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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