How severe is CVE-2016-8582?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-8582 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Alienvault Open_source_security_information_and_event_management

CVE-2016-8582

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.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.805 (99.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Alienvault Open_source_security_information_and_event_management
Alienvault Unified_security_management
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

40684 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
93866 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8582?: CVE-2016-8582 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Alienvault Open_source_security_information_and_event_management, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-8582?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-8582 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.