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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2017-9978 EUVD-2017-18887GHSA-mhgv-8f6x-7g2p

On the OSNEXUS QuantaStor v4 virtual appliance before 4.3.1, a flaw was found with the error message sent as a response for users that don'…

Published Aug 28, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

On the OSNEXUS QuantaStor v4 virtual appliance before 4.3.1, a flaw was found with the error message sent as a response for users that don't exist on the system. An attacker could leverage this information to fine-tune and enumerate valid accounts on the system by searching for common usernames.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Exploit-DB 1

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