Improper access control in Nagios Fusion - CVE-2020-28911

 

Improper access control in Nagios Fusion - CVE-2020-28911

Published: May 25, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU53531
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28911
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the "test_server" command in ajaxhelper.php. A remote authenticated attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Affected software

Nagios Fusion

How to mitigate CVE-2020-28911

Install updates from vendor's website.

Nagios Fusion - update to 4.1.9

External References

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