CVE-2016-8582

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Published Oct 28, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 57.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 57.4% (57.425% probability within 30 days)

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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

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:27 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 28, 2016, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:27 AM
Reserved: Oct 10, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:54 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 28, 2016, 3:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:54 AM

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