AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 allow remote authenticated…
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.16179 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:ossim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.3.6 | Vulnerable | Alienvault |
| cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.3.6 | Vulnerable | Alienvault |
| cpe:2.3:a:nfsen:nfsen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.3.7 | Vulnerable | Nfsen |
- cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:ossim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.3.6 Vulnerable ·Alienvault
- cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.3.6 Vulnerable ·Alienvault
- cpe:2.3:a:nfsen:nfsen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.7 Vulnerable ·Nfsen
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6971
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8hc-xr26-2j5g
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-6971 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6971 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q8hc-xr26-2j5g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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