Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-8582

Description

A vulnerability exists in gauge.php of AlienVault OSSIM and USM before 5.3.2 that allows an attacker to execute an arbitrary SQL query and retrieve database information or read local system files via MySQL's LOAD_FILE.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

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

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