CVE-2016-8581
AlienVault OSSIM/USM Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 28, 2016, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 3, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-8581 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8581
vulnerability.
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products
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-8581.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Imoro Umar Farouq's report on Internal Network Penetration Testing
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-8581 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-8581 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40683/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93862 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_and_event_management:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities No Types Assigned https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-79 -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities Third Party Advisory https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_and_event_management:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities No Types Assigned https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-79
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8581 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-8581
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.49 }} 0.00%
score
0.72375
percentile