#VU13098 SQL-injection in Nagios - CVE-2018-8734
Published: May 31, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13098
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8734
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Nagios
Nagios
Software vendor:
nagios.org
nagios.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input passed via the selInfoKey1 parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain administrative access to vulnerable web application.
Remediation
Update to version 5.4.13.