PT-2016-7510 · Alienvault · Alienvault Usm+1

Peter Lapp · Published 2016-10-28 · Updated 2017-09-03 · CVE-2016-8581

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AlienVault OSSIM and USM versions prior to 5.3.2

Description A persistent XSS issue exists in the login process, specifically in the User-Agent header, allowing an attacker to steal session IDs of logged-in users when an administrator views current sessions.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.3.2, update to version 5.3.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the login process and session viewing functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8581

Affected Products

Alienvault Ossim

Alienvault Usm

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/alienvault_sqli_exec.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40683 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8581 · Security Note
• https://alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8581 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93862 · Note