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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-14956 · published 18 October 2017

CVE-2017-14956: Alienvault unified security management cross-site request forgery vulnerability

Alienvault · Unified Security Management

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.

5.7 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% · top 21.5% CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
5.7CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 3.5
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 8 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144617/AlienVault-USM-5.4.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Oct/32 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541342/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101284 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42988/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.rcesecurity.com/2017/10/cve-2017-14956-alienvault-usm-leaks-sensitive-compliance-information-via-csrf/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144617/AlienVault-USM-5.4.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Oct/32 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541342/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101284 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42988/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.rcesecurity.com/2017/10/cve-2017-14956-alienvault-usm-leaks-sensitive-compliance-information-via-csrf/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-14956), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-03). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.