CVE-2017-9979
An attacker can leverage this issue by including arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code as a parameter, aka XSS.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.6%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.56% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 18 August 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- osnexus/quantastor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vvvsecurity.com/advisories/vvvsecurity-advisory-2017-6943.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory, URL Repurposed
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vvvsecurity.com/advisories/vvvsecurity-advisory-2017-6943.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory, URL Repurposed
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.