CVE-2012-3835
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 3.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) url parameter to top.php or (2) time[0][0] parameter to…
Does this matter?
2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 3.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) url parameter to top.php or (2) time[0][0] parameter to forensics/base_qry_main.php, which is not properly handled in an error page.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.23% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 April 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- alienvault/open source security information management
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-20062source ↗ | Alienvault Open Source SIEM (OSSIM) 3.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting / Blind SQL Injectionphp · muts | webapps | 23 July 2012 | yes |
| EDB-18800source ↗ | Alienvault Open Source SIEM (OSSIM) 3.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilitiesphp · Stefan Schurtz | webapps | 29 April 2012 | yes |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49005Vendor Advisory
- http://www.darksecurity.de/index.php?/211-KORAMIS-ADV2012-002-Alienvault-OSSIM-Open-Source-SIEM-3.1-Multiple-security-vulnerabilities.htmlExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18800Exploit
- http://www.koramis.com/advisories/2012/KORAMIS-ADV2012-002.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53331Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75297
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49005Vendor Advisory
- http://www.darksecurity.de/index.php?/211-KORAMIS-ADV2012-002-Alienvault-OSSIM-Open-Source-SIEM-3.1-Multiple-security-vulnerabilities.htmlExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18800Exploit
- http://www.koramis.com/advisories/2012/KORAMIS-ADV2012-002.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53331Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75297
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.