ID:3712 - Exploit for Link following in Nagios - CVE-2014-4703
Published: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33657
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4703
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Nagios
Nagios
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
lib/parse_ini.c in Nagios Plugins 2.0.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on the configuration file in the extra-opts flag. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4701.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.