Advisory Details

August 1st, 2014

AlienVault OSSIM ws_data SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2014-5159
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	AlienVault
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	OSSIM
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['13723']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of AlienVault OSSIM. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the ossim-framework service. The issue lies in the handling of the ws_data parameter due to a failure to use parameterized queries when using user-supplied data as part of a SQL query. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute SQL under the context of the database.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	AlienVault has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://forums.alienvault.com/discussion/2559/security-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2014-03-06 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-08-01 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	grimmlin

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