CVE-2016-7955 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The logcheck function in session.inc in AlienVault OSSIM before 5.3.1, when an action has been created, and USM before 5.3.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and consequently obtain sensitive information, modify the application, or execute arbitrary code as root via an "AV Report Scheduler" HTTP User-Agent header.

Published: 2017-03-15

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 6.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:ossim::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06484.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540224/100/0/threaded
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-517/
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7765/alienvault-v5-3-1-hotfix

History

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Subscriptions

Alienvault Ossim Unified Security Management

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-15T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:13:21.102Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7955

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-15T16:59:00.237

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-7955

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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