SB2019090521 - Privilege escalation in Nagios XI
Published: September 5, 2019 Updated: March 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019090521
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15949)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the getprofile.sh script in Nagios XI is invoked by downloading a system profile
(profile.php?cmd=download) and is executed as root via a passwordless sudo
entry; the script executes check_plugin, which is owned by the nagios
user. . A remote privileged user can inject and execute arbitrary OS commands as root on the affected system .
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.