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CVE-2016-8582

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 57.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-10-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

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.

Affected products

• Alienvault Open Source Security Information And Event Management: through 5.3.1
• Alienvault Unified Security Management: through 5.3.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93866
• https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40684/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93866
• https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40684/

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