CVE-2009-4372
AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 2.1.5, and possibly other versions...
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/.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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/.
- Record
CVE-2009-4372- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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/.
- Record
CVE-2009-4372- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4340 No score
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/.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4340- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jvj4-v8pq-3c7q No score
AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 2.1.5, and possibly other versions...
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/.
- Record
GHSA-jvj4-v8pq-3c7q- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | OSSIM 2.1.5 - Remote Command Execution | 2009-12-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4372 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Alienvault Open Source Security Information Management, published December 21, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.82%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.