CVE-2017-6971

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    CVE-2017-6971

    Published: 22 Mar 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42306/, , https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/, https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/, https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High