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CVE-2016-8582

74
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
57.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: AlienVault OSSIM/USM Remote Code Execution · Jan 31, 2017
ExploitDB: EDB-40684 · Nov 2, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5743 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

alienvault.com / forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/40684
securityfocus.com / bid/93866