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SQL Injection in AlienVault OSSIM RadarReport date_from Parameter

IdentifiersCVE-2013-5967CWE-89· Improper Neutralization of Special…

CVE-2013-5967 is a set of SQL injection vulnerabilities in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 4.3 and earlier. The issue affects the date_from parameter in multiple PHP scripts under the RadarReport/ component: radar-iso27001-potential.php, radar-iso27001-A12IS_acquisition-pot.php, radar-iso27001-A11AccessControl-pot.php, radar-iso27001-A10Com_OP_Mgnt-pot.php, and radar-pci-potential.php. A remote attacker can supply crafted input to the date_from parameter that is insufficiently sanitized before being incorporated into backend SQL queries, allowing execution of arbitrary SQL commands against the application's database.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements in the context of the OSSIM application database. Depending on database configuration and application privileges, this can enable unauthorized reading or modification of data, extraction of sensitive information stored in the OSSIM backend, corruption of records, and potentially administrative compromise of the application through manipulation of stored data. At minimum, the vulnerability compromises database integrity and confidentiality.

Mitigation

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If immediate patching is not possible, restrict access to the affected OSSIM web interface and specifically the RadarReport/ functionality to trusted administrative networks or VPN users only. Apply web application firewall rules to detect and block SQL metacharacters and anomalous input in the date_from parameter, although this is only a compensating control. Monitor database and web server logs for suspicious requests targeting the listed PHP files, and reduce database account privileges used by the OSSIM application to the minimum necessary to limit post-exploitation impact.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade AlienVault OSSIM to a version newer than 4.3 that addresses CVE-2013-5967. The vulnerable scripts should be corrected to use parameterized queries or properly prepared statements for the date_from parameter and any other user-controlled inputs, with strict server-side input validation for expected date formats. Review the affected RadarReport/ pages for similar query-construction flaws and apply vendor-provided fixes where available.

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alienvault_iso27001_sqli.rbMaturityWeaponizedFrameworkmetasploitVerified exploit

This repository contains a single Metasploit auxiliary module targeting AlienVault 4.5.0 (CVE-2013-5967). The module exploits an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the ISO27001Bar1.php report generation script, allowing any authenticated user to read arbitrary files from the server's filesystem. The exploit works by first authenticating to the web interface using provided credentials, then sending a specially crafted GET request to the vulnerable PHP script, leveraging the MySQL LOAD_FILE() function to extract file contents in chunks. The results are stored locally as loot. The module requires the target's URI, a valid username and password, and the path of the file to read (default: /etc/passwd). The code is written in Ruby and is designed to be run within the Metasploit framework. No fake or detection-only code is present; this is a functional exploit for file disclosure via SQL injection.

Disclosed Mar 30, 2014rubynetwork

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