CVE-2016-8582 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting AlienVault OSSIM and USM versions prior to 5.3.2, specifically within the gauge.php component. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries, enabling them to extract sensitive database information or read local system files using MySQL's LOAD_FILE function. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a low-complexity attack vector with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, including a Metasploit module and an ExploitDB entry, indicating readily available exploitation tools. Despite the high severity and exploit availability, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_and_event_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.