PT-2017-9432 · Alienvault · Usm+1

Lappsec + 1 · Published 2017-03-15 · Updated 2018-10-09 · CVE-2016-7955

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 versions prior to 5.3.1 USM versions prior to 5.3.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, potentially obtaining sensitive information, modifying the application, or executing arbitrary code as root. This is achieved via a specific "AV Report Scheduler" HTTP User-Agent header.

Recommendations For AlienVault OSSIM versions prior to 5.3.1, update to version 5.3.1 or later to resolve the issue. For USM versions prior to 5.3.1, update to version 5.3.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the logcheck function in session.inc until a patch is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-7955

Affected Products

Alienvault Ossim

Usm

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7955 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7955 · Vendor Advisory
• https://alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7765/alienvault-v5-3-1-hotfix · Vendor Advisory
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-517 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/540224/100/0/threaded · Note