CVE-2016-8582 in the critical feed json
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…
published 2016-10-28 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9429
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 57.4%
- EPSS 57.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-40684)
Exploit prediction
57.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/linux/http/alienvault_exec AlienVault OSSIM/USM Remote Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2017-01-31
- EDB-40684 Alienvault OSSIM/USM 5.3.1 - SQL Injection webapps, 2016-11-02
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8582
- NVD CVE-2016-8582
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