PT-2017-17435 · Nfsen+1 · Nfsen+2

Paul Taylor · Published 2017-03-22 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-6971

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AlienVault USM and OSSIM versions prior to 5.3.7 NfSen versions prior to 1.3.8

Description The issue allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands in a privileged context or launch a reverse shell. This is achieved through vectors involving the PHP session ID and the NfSen PHP code.

Recommendations For AlienVault USM and OSSIM versions prior to 5.3.7, update to version 5.3.7 or later. For NfSen versions prior to 1.3.8, update to version 1.3.8 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Special Elements Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-74

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6971

Affected Products

Alienvault Usm

Nfsen

Ossim

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/patrickfreed/nfsen-exploit · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42306 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6971 · Security Note
• https://alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6971 · Vendor Advisory
• https://alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698 · Vendor Advisory
• https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix · Note