CVE-2016-8582 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A vulnerability exists in gauge.php of AlienVault OSSIM and USM before 5.3.2 that allows an attacker to execute an arbitrary SQL query and retrieve database information or read local system files via MySQL's LOAD_FILE.

Published: 2016-10-28

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 80.5% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_and_event_management::::::::
	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 0.80548.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93866
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40684/

History

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Subscriptions

Alienvault Open Source Security Information And Event Management Unified Security Management

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-10-28T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:40.910Z

Reserved: 2016-10-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8582

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-10-28T15:59:06.407

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-8582

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89

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