9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-8051
Tenable Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 21, 2017, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8051 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Tenable appliance
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-8051.

URL Resource
http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135 Permissions Required
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135 Permissions Required
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8051 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07
    Added Reference https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-77 CWE-78
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07 No Types Assigned http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135 No Types Assigned https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135 Permissions Required
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8051 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

21.40 }} 4.52%

score

0.96433

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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