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CVE-2016-85811 exploit

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…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
17.1%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

17.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40683 Alienvault OSSIM/USM 5.3.1 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting · webapps · 2016-11-02

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/93862 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40683/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • alienvault.com /forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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