CVE-2017-9979
OSNEXUS QuantaStor v4 Web Application Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description
On the OSNEXUS QuantaStor v4 virtual appliance before 4.3.1, if the REST call invoked does not exist, an error will be triggered containing the invalid method previously invoked. The response sent to the user isn't sanitized in this case. An attacker can leverage this issue by including arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code as a parameter, aka XSS.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 28, 2017, 7:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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-2017-9979.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.vvvsecurity.com/advisories/vvvsecurity-advisory-2017-6943.txt | Exploit Third Party Advisory URL Repurposed |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.vvvsecurity.com/advisories/vvvsecurity-advisory-2017-6943.txt | Exploit Third Party Advisory URL Repurposed |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.html Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23 Added Reference http://www.vvvsecurity.com/advisories/vvvsecurity-advisory-2017-6943.txt Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.vvvsecurity.com/advisories/vvvsecurity-advisory-2017-6943.txt No Types Assigned http://www.vvvsecurity.com/advisories/vvvsecurity-advisory-2017-6943.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:osnexus:quantastor:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-9979 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-9979
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.40 }} 0.56%
score
0.83632
percentile