PT-2017-17558 · Nfsen · Nfsen

Paul Taylor · Published 2017-07-10 · Updated 2017-07-13 · CVE-2017-7175

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.9

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NfSen versions prior to 1.3.8

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the customfmt parameter, also known as the "Custom output format" field.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.3.8, update to version 1.3.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the customfmt parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-7175

Affected Products

Nfsen

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42314 · Exploit
• https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7175 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7175 · Vendor Advisory