CVE-2017-8051

Exp

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.

Published: 2017-04-21 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-8051 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 53.06%, 98th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-8051

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
41892 exploit_db edb 2017-04-18 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-8051

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 56.64% 53.06% -3.58%
2 2025-11-18 53.06% 56.64% +3.58%
3 2025-03-30 — 53.06% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-8051

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-8051

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-8051

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tenable appliance 3.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tenable appliance 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tenable appliance 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tenable appliance 3.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tenable appliance 3.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:3.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tenable appliance 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tenable appliance 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tenable appliance 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tenable appliance 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tenable appliance 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tenable appliance 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:tenable:appliance:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-8051

URL Tags
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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