CVE-2017-8051: Tenable Appliance 3.5 - 4.4.0, and possibly prior versions, contains a flaw in the simpleupload.py script in the Web UI

Critical severity · published Apr 21, 2017

CVE-2017-8051

Tenable Appliance 3.5 - 4.4.0, and possibly prior versions, contains a flaw in the simpleupload.py script in the Web UI

9.8

CVSS

16.5%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

Tenable Appliance 3.5 - 4.4.0, and possibly prior versions, contains a flaw in the simpleupload.py script in the Web UI. Through the manipulation of the tns_appliance_session_user parameter, a remote attacker can inject arbitrary commands.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)16.5% · higher than 97% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Appliance · Tenable

3.4.0; 3.5.0; 3.5.1; 3.10.0; 3.10.1; 4.0.0; +5 more · source: NVD

Affected product

Appliance

Tenable

All Appliance CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8051

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8051

Patch

http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07

Permissions Required

https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135

Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/