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CVE-2016-8583

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.1)—

Multiple GET parameters in the vulnerability scan scheduler of AlienVault OSSIM and USM before 5.3.2 are vulnerable to reflected XSS.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Alienvault — Open Source Security Information AND Event ManagementAlienvault — Unified Security Management

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:54:33.443",
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