Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AlienVault OSSIM before 5.3 and USM before…
Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AlienVault OSSIM before 5.3 and USM before 5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the back parameter to ossim/conf/reload.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0092 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_and_event_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.2 | Vulnerable | Alienvault |
| cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.2 | Vulnerable | Alienvault |
- cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_and_event_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2 Vulnerable ·Alienvault
- cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2 Vulnerable ·Alienvault
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6913
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvc2-9hr5-g4p4
References
More Alienvault Open Source Security Information And Event Management vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-07050 A vulnerability exists in gauge.php of AlienVault OSSIM and USM before 5.3.2 that allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-07048 PHP object injection vulnerabilities exist in multiple widget files in AlienVault OSSIM… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-07049 A persistent XSS vulnerability exists in the User-Agent header of the login process of… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2016-07051 Multiple GET parameters in the vulnerability scan scheduler of AlienVault OSSIM and USM… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-6913 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-6913 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cvc2-9hr5-g4p4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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