Execution with unnecessary privileges in Nagios Fusion - CVE-2020-28904
Published: May 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53519
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-2020-28904
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to execution with unnecessary privileges. A remote authenticated attacker can install a malicious component containing PHP code and gain elevated privileges on the system.
Affected software
Nagios Fusion
How to mitigate CVE-2020-28904
Install updates from vendor's website.
Nagios Fusion - update to 4.1.9