PT-2016-7511 · Alienvault+1 · Alienvault Usm+2

Peter Lapp · Published 2016-10-28 · Updated 2017-09-03 · CVE-2016-8582

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

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

Description A vulnerability exists that allows an attacker to execute an arbitrary SQL query, potentially leading to the retrieval of database information or the reading of local system files via MySQL's LOAD FILE.

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 gauge.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8582

Affected Products

Alienvault Ossim

Alienvault Usm

Mysql Server

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/alienvault_exec.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40684 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8582 · Security Note
• https://alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8582 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93866 · Note