CVE-2017-6970

HIGH

AlienVault USM/OSSIM <5.3.7/NfSen <1.3.8 - Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands in a privileged context via an NfSen socket, aka AlienVault ID ENG-104863.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Paul Taylor · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42305

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42305/
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698

Scores

CVSS v3 8.4
EPSS 0.0053
EPSS Percentile 67.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (3)
alienvault/ossim < 5.3.6
alienvault/unified_security_management < 5.3.6
nfsen/nfsen < 1.3.7
Published Mar 22, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026