CVE-2009-4373

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-12-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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/.

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://secunia.com/advisories/37727
http://www.alienvault.com/community.php?section=News
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/OSSIM_2_1_5%20_Arbitrary_File_Upload.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/37727
http://www.alienvault.com/community.php?section=News
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/OSSIM_2_1_5%20_Arbitrary_File_Upload.pdf

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