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TI-2017-05641 Aliases CVE-2017-8051GHSA-qr49-hq7w-3936

Tenable Appliance 3.5 - 4.4.0, and possibly prior versions, contains a flaw in the…

Priority MEDIUM 59CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.16478 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableTenable
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0VulnerableTenable
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1VulnerableTenable
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.10.0VulnerableTenable
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.10.1VulnerableTenable
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableTenable
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableTenable
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerableTenable
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerableTenable
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1VulnerableTenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Tenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·Tenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Tenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.10.0 Vulnerable ·Tenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.10.1 Vulnerable ·Tenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Tenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Tenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Tenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Tenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Tenable
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0VulnerableTenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·Tenable

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8051
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qr49-hq7w-3936

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2017-05640 Tenable Appliance 4.4.0, and possibly prior, contains a flaw in the Web UI that allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-04322 Tenable Nessus before 6.10.2 (as used alone or in Tenable Appliance before 4.5.0) was… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2018-01058 Cross-site scripting in Tenable Appliance CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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