Alienvault USM/OSSIM up to 5.5.0 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Alienvault USM and OSSIM up to 5.5.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-7279. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alienvault USM and OSSIM up to 5.5.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A remote code execution issue was discovered in AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.5.1.

The bug was discovered 02/26/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/14/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at alienvault.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-7279 since 02/20/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 381 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 5.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: USM/OSSIM 5.5.1

Timelineinfo

02/26/2017 🔍
02/20/2018 +359 days 🔍
03/14/2018 +22 days 🔍
03/14/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/15/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/13/2020 +669 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: alienvault.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-7279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-7279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114602

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2018 07:49
Updated: 01/13/2020 19:20
Changes: 03/15/2018 07:49 (58), 01/13/2020 19:20 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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