XSS in Alienvault Open_source_security_information_and_event_management

CVE-2016-6913

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AlienVault OSSIM before 5.3 and USM before 5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the back parameter to ossim/conf/reload.php.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (42.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6913?
CVE-2016-6913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alienvault Open_source_security_information_and_event_management, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-6913?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6913 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.