AlienVault OSSIM 'ws _ data' parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

AlienVault OSSIM 'ws _ data' parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

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AlienVault OSSIM
Description:
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Bugtraq id: 68996
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2014-5159
 
AlienVault OSSIM is an open-source security information and event management project.
 
A security vulnerability exists in the OSSIM-framework Service in versions earlier than AlienVault ossim 4.6.0. When the data provided by the user is used as part of an SQL query, parameter parameters of ws_data are not used for processing, attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute SQL injection attacks in database context.
 
<* Source: grimmlin

Link: http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-271/
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Vendor patch:
 
AlienVault
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:
 
Http://forums.alienvault.com/discussion/2559/security-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities

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