CVE-2014-5383

AlienVault OSSIM < 4.7.0 - Authenticated SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2014-5383. PoCs published by Chris Hebert, including Metasploit module auxiliary/gather/alienvault_newpolicyform_sqli.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in AlienVault OSSIM 4.6.1 and below, allowing arbitrary file reads via the 'insertafter' parameter in newpolicyform.php. The Metasploit module automates the attack by leveraging SQLi to extract file contents in chunks.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Chris Hebert · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33317

This exploit demonstrates an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in AlienVault OSSIM 4.6.1 and below, allowing arbitrary file reads via the 'insertafter' parameter in newpolicyform.php. The Metasploit module automates the attack by leveraging SQLi to extract file contents in chunks.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AlienVault OSSIM 4.6.1 and below
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid credentials for AlienVault OSSIM · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/alienvault_newpolicyform_sqli.rb

This Metasploit module exploits an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in AlienVault 4.6.1 and below via the 'insertinto' parameter in newpolicyform.php to read arbitrary files from the filesystem. It uses a time-based blind SQL injection technique to extract file contents in hexadecimal chunks.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AlienVault OSSIM 4.6.1 and below
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid AlienVault credentials · Network access to the target · SQL injection parameter accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://forums.alienvault.com/discussion/2690
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67312

Scores

EPSS 0.2119
EPSS Percentile 97.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (29)
alienvault/open_source_security_information_management 1.0.4
alienvault/open_source_security_information_management 1.0.6
alienvault/open_source_security_information_management 2.1
alienvault/open_source_security_information_management 2.1.2
alienvault/open_source_security_information_management 2.1.5
alienvault/open_source_security_information_management 2.1.5-1
alienvault/open_source_security_information_management 2.1.5-2
alienvault/open_source_security_information_management 2.1.5-3
alienvault/open_source_security_information_management 3.1
alienvault/open_source_security_information_management 3.1.9
... and 19 more
Published Aug 21, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026