cve/2017/CVE-2017-9978.md

### [CVE-2017-9978](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9978)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.