Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-9979
CVE-2017-9979
Description
On the OSNEXUS QuantaStor v4 virtual appliance before 4.3.1, if the REST call invoked does not exist, an error will be triggered containing the invalid method previously invoked. The response sent to the user isn't sanitized in this case. An attacker can leverage this issue by including arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code as a parameter, aka XSS.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:osnexus:quantastor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:osnexus:quantastor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.3.0
- (no CPE)range: <4.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.vvvsecurity.com/advisories/vvvsecurity-advisory-2017-6943.txtnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryURL Repurposed
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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