High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 22, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6971
CVE-2017-6971
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.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=5.3.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698nvdVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42306/nvd
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