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ID:1271 - Exploit for Command injection in Open Source Security Information Manager and Unified Security Management - CVE-2017-6971
ID:1271 - Exploit for Command injection in Open Source Security Information Manager and Unified Security Management - CVE-2017-6971
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7608
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6971
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Open Source Security Information Manager
Unified Security Management
Open Source Security Information Manager
Unified Security Management
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on a targeted system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request containing special control characters or use vectors involving the PHP session ID and the NfSen PHP code to execute arbitrary commands or launch a reverse shell on the targeted system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request containing special control characters or use vectors involving the PHP session ID and the NfSen PHP code to execute arbitrary commands or launch a reverse shell on the targeted system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Update to version 5.3.5.