CVE-2009-4372

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-12-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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/.

Affected products

Alienvault Open Source Security Information Management: 2.1.5, 2.1.5-1, 2.1.5-2, 2.1.5-3

References

http://osvdb.org/61151
http://osvdb.org/61152
http://osvdb.org/61153
http://osvdb.org/61154
http://osvdb.org/61155
http://secunia.com/advisories/37727
http://www.alienvault.com/community.php?section=News
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/OSSIM_2_1_5_Remote_Command_Execution.pdf
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10480
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37375
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54843
http://osvdb.org/61151

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