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
- 20160824 [RCESEC-2016-005][CVE-2016-6913] AlienVault USM/OSSIM 5.2 conf/reload.php "back" DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Third Party Advisory)
- 92632 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
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.