{"cve":"CVE-2016-7955","nvd":{"published":"2017-03-15T16:59:00.237","modified":"2026-06-17T00:53:50.263","status":"Modified","description":"The logcheck function in session.inc in AlienVault OSSIM before 5.3.1, when an action has been created, and USM before 5.3.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and consequently obtain sensitive information, modify the application, or execute arbitrary code as root via an \"AV Report Scheduler\" HTTP User-Agent header.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540224/100/0/threaded","http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-517/","https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7765/alienvault-v5-3-1-hotfix","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540224/100/0/threaded","http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-517/"],"products":["alienvault:ossim","alienvault:unified_security_management"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:54.846948762+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-7955","score":0.06407,"percentile":0.93678,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}