CVE-2014-5159

SQL injection vulnerability in the ossim-framework service in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ws_data parameter.

Published: 2014-08-21 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-5159 is rated Moderate Risk (48.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5159

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-23 0.29% 0.37% +0.07%
2 2025-03-17 0.68% 0.29% -0.38%
3 2025-03-08 0.68%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5159

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5159

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5159

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alienvault open_source_security_information_management <= 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 2.1.5-1 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:2.1.5-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 2.1.5-2 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:2.1.5-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 2.1.5-3 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:2.1.5-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 3.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 3.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 3.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:3.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault open_source_security_information_management 4.4 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5159

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