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CVE-2017-14956

Published: Oct 18, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-352
NVD MITRE
5.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.9%
Top 23.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

AlienVault USM v5.4.2 and earlier offers authenticated users the functionality of exporting generated reports via the "/ossim/report/wizard_email.php" script. Besides offering an export via a local download, the script also offers the possibility to send out any report via email to a given address (either in PDF or XLS format). Since there is no anti-CSRF token protecting this functionality, it is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-352

Affected Products

n/an/a
unified security managementalienvault
Mixed
Security Products / siem-soar
alienvaultcommercialUSSecurity Productsaka alienvault

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144617/AlienVault-USM-5.4.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
packetstormsecurity.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42988/
exploit-db.com
https://www.rcesecurity.com/2017/10/cve-2017-14956-alienvault-usm-leaks-sensitive-compliance-information-via-csrf/
rcesecurity.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 18, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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