AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management up to 4.5 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management up to 4.5. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4151. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management up to 4.5 (Information Management Software) and classified as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The av-centerd SOAP service in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.8.0 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a crafted set_file request.

The weakness was disclosed 06/18/2014 by agix with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4151 since 06/12/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/24/2022). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76215 (AlienVault OSSIM 'av-centerd' set_file() Remote Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12987 (AlienVault Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 4.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93849), Tenable (76215), SecurityFocus (BID 68018†), Secunia (SA59112†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45166†). The entries VDB-70099 and VDB-70098 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 76215
Nessus Name: AlienVault OSSIM 'av-centerd' set_file() Remote Code Execution
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Open Source Security Information Management 4.6

Timelineinfo

06/09/2014 🔍
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06/12/2014 +3 days 🔍
06/18/2014 +6 days 🔍
06/18/2014 +0 days 🔍
06/25/2014 +7 days 🔍
06/29/2014 +4 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +270 days 🔍
03/24/2022 +2555 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: agix
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-4151 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4151
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70097
X-Force: 93849
SecurityFocus: 68018 - AlienVault Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 59112
Vulnerability Center: 45166 - AlienVault OSSIM before 4.8.0 Remote Code Execution via a \x27set_file\x27 Request, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/24/2022 07:15
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (63), 05/31/2017 13:12 (7), 03/24/2022 07:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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