CVE-2011-10017

CRITICAL

Snort Report < 1.3.2 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via nmap.php and nbtscan.php Target Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2011-10017. PoCs published by Metasploit, Paul Rascagneres, including Metasploit module exploits/multi/http/snortreport_exec.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a command injection vulnerability in Snortreport's nmap.php and nbtscan.php scripts by injecting a base64-encoded payload into the 'target' parameter, leading to remote command execution.

Description

Snort Report versions < 1.3.2 contains a remote command execution vulnerability in the nmap.php and nbtscan.php scripts. These scripts fail to properly sanitize user input passed via the target GET parameter, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands. Exploitation requires no authentication and can result in full compromise of the underlying system.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubywebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17947

This Metasploit module exploits a command injection vulnerability in Snortreport's nmap.php and nbtscan.php scripts by injecting a base64-encoded payload into the 'target' parameter, leading to remote command execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Snortreport 1.3.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Snortreport with vulnerable scripts exposed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by Paul Rascagneres · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/snortreport_exec.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a command injection vulnerability in Snortreport's nmap.php/nbtscan.php scripts by injecting a base64-encoded payload into the 'target' parameter, achieving remote command execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Snortreport 1.3.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Snortreport with vulnerable scripts exposed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v4 10.0
EPSS 0.0232
EPSS Percentile 81.2%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
Symmetrix Technologies/Snort Report < 1.3.2
Published Aug 13, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026