CVE-2017-8051
highpriority · attend · 55EPSS 0.165 · 97 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.3–10
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-41892Tenable Appliance < 4.5 - Root Remote Code ExecutionPoC · exploit_db
affected products (23)
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also known as (5)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07cnnvd
- https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/cnnvd
- http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07enisa_euvd
- https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/enisa_euvd
- http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135Permissions Requirednvd
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