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TI-2017-07337 Aliases CVE-2017-9978GHSA-mhgv-8f6x-7g2p

On the OSNEXUS QuantaStor v4 virtual appliance before 4.3.1, a flaw was found with the…

Priority LOW 32CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

On the OSNEXUS QuantaStor v4 virtual appliance before 4.3.1, a flaw was found with the error message sent as a response for users that don't exist on the system. An attacker could leverage this information to fine-tune and enumerate valid accounts on the system by searching for common usernames.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04746 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:osnexus:quantastor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.3.0VulnerableOSNEXUS
  • cpe:2.3:a:osnexus:quantastor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·OSNEXUS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9978
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mhgv-8f6x-7g2p

References

Exploit 4

  • TI-2021-03263 Authenticated Remote COmmand Execution as root in OSNEXUS QuantaStor version 6.0.0.355 and others CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-18590 Authenticated Remote Command Execution vulnerability in OSNEXUS QuantaStor before 6.0.0.355 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-18592 Authenticated Stored XSS in OSNEXUS QuantaStor 6.0.0.335 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2021-18591 Local Privilege Escalation to root in OSNEXUS QuantaStor before 6.0.0.355 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-18589 Reflected XSS vulnerability in OSNEXUS QuantaStor before 6.0.0.355 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2017-07338 On the OSNEXUS QuantaStor v4 virtual appliance before 4.3.1, if the REST call invoked… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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