Command injection in Opsview Monitor - CVE-2018-16144
Published: September 5, 2018 / Updated: September 6, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14606
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16144
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Opsview
Affected software:
Opsview Monitor
Opsview Monitor
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the test connection functionality due to an improper sanitization of the 'rancid_password' parameter. A remote attacker can automate the backing up of network devices' configuration files to a centralized location and execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-16144
The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 5.3.1, 5.4.2, 6.0.