CVE-2017-6971 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands or launch reverse shells via PHP session ID manipulation in AlienVault USM, OSSIM, and NfSen.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6971?
CVE-2017-6971 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6971?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Alienvault Ossim, Alienvault Unified Security Management, Nfsen Nfsen.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2017-6971 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-6971 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q8hc-xr26-2j5g.