#VU49679 Improper Preservation of Permissions in Nagios XI - CVE-2020-5796

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#VU49679 Improper Preservation of Permissions in Nagios XI - CVE-2020-5796

Published: November 13, 2020 / Updated: January 19, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49679
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5796
CWE-ID:
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Nagios XI
Software vendor:
nagios.org

Description

A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper preservation of permissions in Nagios XI. A local user can weaken the permissions of files, resulting in low-privileged users being able to write to and execute arbitrary PHP code with root privileges.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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