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CVE-2016-7955

N/A
Published: March 15, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorUnified Security ManagementOssim

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540224/100/0/threaded
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-517/
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7765/alienvault-v5-3-1-hotfix

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264

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