CVE-2017-8051

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    CVE-2017-8051

    Published: 21 Apr 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Tenable Appliance 3.5 - 4.4.0, and possibly prior versions, contains a flaw in the simpleupload.py script in the Web UI. Through the manipulation of the tns_appliance_session_user parameter, a remote attacker can inject arbitrary commands.

    References: , https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135, http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/

    Affected packages

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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
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