CVE-2018-8733

Authentication bypass vulnerability in the core config manager in Nagios XI 5.2.x through 5.4.x before 5.4.13 allows an unauthenticated attacker to make configuration changes and leverage an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://blog.redactedsec.net/exploits/2018/04/26/nagios.html	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/caleBot/f0a93b5a98574393e0139104eacc2d0f	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44560/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44969/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-04-18 00:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:30

NVD link : CVE-2018-8733

Mitre link : CVE-2018-8733

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-8733

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Products Affected

nagios

nagios_xi

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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