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CVE-2016-6913

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6913 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AlienVault OSSIM and USM versions prior to 5.3, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts via the 'back' parameter in reload.php. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity attack requiring user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_and_event_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0092 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 15,222 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/122
ExploitThird Party Advisory
alienvault.com / forums/discussion/7558
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92632
VDB Entry