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ID:5369 - Exploit for Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Nagios XI - CVE-2019-15949
ID:5369 - Exploit for Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Nagios XI - CVE-2019-15949
Published: May 9, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25848
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15949
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Nagios XI
Nagios XI
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
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 updates from vendor's website.