CVE-2009-4372
AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 2.1.5, and possibly other versions before 2.1.5-4, allows remote attackers…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 4.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 8.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 2.1.5, and possibly other versions before 2.1.5-4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the uniqueid parameter to (1) wcl.php, (2) storage_graphs.php, (3) storage_graphs2.php, (4) storage_graphs3.php, and (5) storage_graphs4.php in sem/.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- OSSIM 2.1.5 - Remote Command Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 10480webapps, phppublished 16 Dec 2009Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 10480 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.8% · top 8.0% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
11
- ossim-uniqueid-command-execution(54843) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 61151 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 37727 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.alienvault.com/community.php?section=News (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37375 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 61152 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 61153 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/OSSIM_2_1_5_Remote_Command_Execution.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 61154 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 10480 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 61155 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-4340 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-4372)Record last updated .