VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-8581
A persistent XSS vulnerability exists in the User-Agent header of the login process of AlienVault OSSIM and USM before 5.3.2 that allows an attacker to steal session IDs of logged in users when the current sessions are viewed by an administrator.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 17.1%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A persistent XSS vulnerability exists in the User-Agent header of the login process of AlienVault OSSIM and USM before 5.3.2 that allows an attacker to steal session IDs of logged in users when the current sessions are viewed by an administrator.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 17.06% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- alienvault/open source security information and event management · alienvault/unified security management
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93862
- https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40683/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93862
- https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40683/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.