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Last updated: 08 Mar 2025, 23:25 UTC
This page consolidates all known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) associated with alienvault. We track both calendar-based metrics (using fixed periods) and rolling metrics (using gliding windows) to give you a comprehensive view of security trends and risk evolution. Use these insights to assess risk and plan your patching strategy.
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Total alienvault CVEs: 15
Earliest CVE date: 28 Sep 2009, 22:30 UTC
Latest CVE date: 27 Jan 2020, 15:15 UTC
Latest CVE reference: CVE-2013-6056
30-day Count (Rolling): 0
365-day Count (Rolling): 0
Calendar-based Variation
Calendar-based Variation compares a fixed calendar period (e.g., this month versus the same month last year), while Rolling Growth Rate uses a continuous window (e.g., last 30 days versus the previous 30 days) to capture trends independent of calendar boundaries.
Month Variation (Calendar): 0%
Year Variation (Calendar): 0%
Month Growth Rate (30-day Rolling): 0.0%
Year Growth Rate (365-day Rolling): 0.0%
Average CVSS: 7.16
Max CVSS: 10.0
Critical CVEs (≥9): 9
| Range | Count |
|---|---|
| 0.0-3.9 | 2 |
| 4.0-6.9 | 11 |
| 7.0-8.9 | 14 |
| 9.0-10.0 | 9 |
These are the five CVEs with the highest CVSS scores for alienvault, sorted by severity first and recency.
OSSIM before 4.3.3.1 has tele_compress.php path traversal vulnerability
A remote code execution issue was discovered in AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.5.1.
AlienVault USM v5.4.2 and earlier offers authenticated users the functionality of exporting generated reports via the "/ossim/report/wizard_email.php" script. Besides offering an export via a local download, the script also offers the possibility to send out any report via email to a given address (either in PDF or XLS format). Since there is no anti-CSRF token protecting this functionality, it is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.
The asset discovery scanner in AlienVault OSSIM before 5.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via the assets array parameter to netscan/do_scan.php.
The sudoers file in the asset discovery scanner in AlienVault OSSIM before 5.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted nmap script.
AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 have an error in privilege dropping and unnecessarily execute the NfSen Perl code as root, aka AlienVault ID ENG-104945, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6970 and CVE-2017-6971.
AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands in a privileged context, or launch a reverse shell, via vectors involving the PHP session ID and the NfSen PHP code, aka AlienVault ID ENG-104862.
AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands in a privileged context via an NfSen socket, aka AlienVault ID ENG-104863.
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.
Multiple GET parameters in the vulnerability scan scheduler of AlienVault OSSIM and USM before 5.3.2 are vulnerable to reflected XSS.
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.
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.
PHP object injection vulnerabilities exist in multiple widget files in AlienVault OSSIM and USM before 5.3.2. These vulnerabilities allow arbitrary PHP code execution via magic methods in included classes.
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.
The Framework Daemon in AlienVault Unified Security Management before 4.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via a crafted plugin configuration file (.cfg).
SQL injection vulnerability in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
The av-centerd SOAP service in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted (1) remote_task or (2) get_license request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3804 and CVE-2014-3805.
SQL injection vulnerability in the ossim-framework service in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ws_data parameter.
The (1) av-centerd SOAP service and (2) backup command in the ossim-framework service in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
The av-centerd SOAP service in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.8.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted get_file request.
The av-centerd SOAP service in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.8.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted remote_task request, related to injecting an ssh public key.
The av-centerd SOAP service in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.8.0 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a crafted set_file request.
The av-centerd SOAP service in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted (1) get_license, (2) get_log_line, or (3) update_system/upgrade_pro_web request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3804.
The av-centerd SOAP service in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted (1) update_system_info_debian_package, (2) ossec_task, (3) set_ossim_setup admin_ip, (4) sync_rserver, or (5) set_ossim_setup framework_ip request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3805.
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 4.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the date_from parameter to (1) radar-iso27001-potential.php, (2) radar-iso27001-A12IS_acquisition-pot.php, (3) radar-iso27001-A11AccessControl-pot.php, (4) radar-iso27001-A10Com_OP_Mgnt-pot.php, or (5) radar-pci-potential.php in RadarReport/.
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 4.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) sensor parameter in a Query action to forensics/base_qry_main.php; the (2) tcp_flags[] or (3) tcp_port[0][4] parameter to forensics/base_stat_alerts.php; the (4) ip_addr[1][8] or (5) port_type parameter to forensics/base_stat_ports.php; or the (6) sortby or (7) rvalue parameter in a search action to vulnmeter/index.php.
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) before 4.3.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the withoutmenu parameter to (1) vulnmeter/index.php or (2) vulnmeter/sched.php; the (3) section parameter to av_inventory/task_edit.php; the (4) profile parameter to nfsen/rrdgraph.php; or the (5) scan_server or (6) targets parameter to vulnmeter/simulate.php.
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 3.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) url parameter to top.php or (2) time[0][0] parameter to forensics/base_qry_main.php, which is not properly handled in an error page.
SQL injection vulnerability in forensics/base_qry_main.php in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 3.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the time[0][0] parameter.
SQL injection vulnerability in repository/repository_attachment.php in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 2.1.5, and possibly other versions before 2.1.5-4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id_document parameter.
Directory traversal vulnerability in repository/repository_attachment.php in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 2.1.5, and possibly other versions before 2.1.5-4, allows remote attackers to upload files into arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the id_document parameter.
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in repository/repository_attachment.php in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 2.1.5, and possibly other versions before 2.1.5-4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in ossiminstall/uploads/.
AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 2.1.5, and possibly other versions before 2.1.5-4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the uniqueid parameter to (1) wcl.php, (2) storage_graphs.php, (3) storage_graphs2.php, (4) storage_graphs3.php, and (5) storage_graphs4.php in sem/.
Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and read graphs or infrastructure information, via a direct request to (1) graphs/alarms_events.php or (2) host/draw_tree.php.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the option parameter to the default URI (aka the main menu).
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) before 2.1.2 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id_document parameter to (1) repository_document.php, (2) repository_links.php, and (3) repository_editdocument.php in repository/; the (4) group parameter to policy/getpolicy.php; the name parameter to (5) host/newhostgroupform.php and (6) net/modifynetform.php; and unspecified other vectors related to the policy menu.