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CVE-2017-9978

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 4.75% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-08-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2017-9978
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
4.75%

Original NVD 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.