AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management up to 2.1.x wcl.php uniqueid input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management up to 2.1.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file wcl.php. This manipulation of the argument uniqueid causes input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4372. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management up to 2.1.x (Information Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file wcl.php. The manipulation of the argument uniqueid with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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/.

The weakness was released 12/16/2009 by Nahuel Grisolia (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4372 since 12/21/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Nahuel Grisolia and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:wcl.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.1.5-1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54843), Exploit-DB (10480), SecurityFocus (BID 37375†), OSVDB (61151†) and Secunia (SA37727†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-51244, VDB-51243 and VDB-51242. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Nahuel Grisolia
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Open Source Security Information Management 2.1.5-1

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: Nahuel Grisolia
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-4372 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51241
X-Force: 54843 - OSSIM uniqueid command execution
SecurityFocus: 37375 - OSSIM 'uniqueid' Parameter Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37727 - OSSIM Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 61151 - OSSIM sem/wcl.php uniqueid Parameter Arbitrary Shell Command Injection

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 07/28/2025 06:19
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 12/19/2017 08:14 (14), 07/28/2025 06:19 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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