CVE-2017-6971
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.2%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 16.18% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 July 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- alienvault/ossim · alienvault/unified security management · nfsen/nfsen
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 12.5% on 21 September 2026 to 16.2% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42306/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42306/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.