CVE-2017-14956

AlienVault USM v5.4.2 and earlier offers authenticated users the functionality of exporting...

5.7 MediumPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.86%Down 4.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.7

Record: CVE-2017-14956
CVSS 3.0: 5.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-14956
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-6432 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-6432
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c38c-7jm8-9fjj 5.7

AlienVault USM v5.4.2 and earlier offers authenticated users the functionality of exporting...

Record: GHSA-c38c-7jm8-9fjj
CVSS 3.0: 5.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

alienvault unified security management

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) 5.4.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery	2017-10-13

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-14956 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Alienvault Unified Security Management, published October 18, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.86%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.