Code Injection in Nagios XI - CVE-2020-28648
Published: November 16, 2020 / Updated: January 19, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49594
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28648
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the Auto-Discovery component. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Nagios XI
How to mitigate CVE-2020-28648
Install updates from vendor's website.
Nagios XI - update to 5.7.5