Alienvault USM/OSSIM up to 5.3.4 PHP Session ID access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alienvault USM and OSSIM up to 5.3.4. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component PHP Session ID Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-6971. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alienvault USM and OSSIM up to 5.3.4. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component PHP Session ID Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.5 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. NOTE: the AlienVault vendor statement of affected versions is disputed by another party.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2017. The weakness was shared 03/22/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6971 since 03/17/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 57 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 5.3.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (42306). The entries VDB-98368, VDB-98383 and VDB-103398 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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D2Sec: AlienVault OSSIM 5.3.4 RCE

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: USM/OSSIM 5.3.5

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01/24/2017 🔍
03/17/2017 +52 days 🔍
03/22/2017 +5 days 🔍
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01/10/2025 +2851 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98369
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/22/2017 21:38
Updated: 01/10/2025 12:02
Changes: 03/22/2017 21:38 (61), 12/31/2019 08:41 (6), 01/10/2025 12:02 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:43F:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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