CVE-2016-7955 Information

Description

The logcheck function in session.inc in AlienVault OSSIM before 5.3.1 when an action has been created and USM before 5.3.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and consequently obtain sensitive information modify the application or execute arbitrary code as root via an \AV Report Scheduler\ HTTP User-Agent header.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540224/100/0/threaded http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-517/ https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7765/alienvault-v5-3-1-hotfix

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8