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GHSA-PF5M-28CV-HPP4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:17 – Updated: 2025-04-12 13:06

Details

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.

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2016-8581 (GCVE-0-2016-8581)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-28 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:27

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

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	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40683/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
	https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

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GHSA-PF5M-28CV-HPP4

CVE-2016-8581 (GCVE-0-2016-8581)

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