CVE-2017-6971
N/A
Published: March 22, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:23 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsUnified Security ManagementOssimNfsen
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 16%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 5.3.6
v ≤ 5.3.6
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-74
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