{"cve":"CVE-2017-6971","nvd":{"published":"2017-03-22T14:59:00.443","modified":"2026-06-17T01:23:24.320","status":"Modified","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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-74"],"references":["https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/","https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/","https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42306/","https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/"],"products":["alienvault:ossim","alienvault:unified_security_management","nfsen:nfsen"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:09.859288039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-6971","score":0.16179,"percentile":0.96935,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}