Advisory Details

August 14th, 2014

AlienVault OSSIM av-centerd Util.pm remote_task Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2014-5210
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	AlienVault
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	OSSIM
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 av-centerd SOAP service. The issue lies in the handling of remote_task requests due to a failure to safely sanitize user data before executing a command. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code with root privileges.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	AlienVault has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://forums.alienvault.com/discussion/2690/security-advisory-alienvault-v4-7-0-addresses-several-vulnerabilities
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2014-04-18 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-08-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	HP Zero Day Initiative

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