#VU49594 Code Injection in Nagios XI - CVE-2020-28648 

 

#VU49594 Code Injection in Nagios XI - CVE-2020-28648

Published: November 16, 2020 / Updated: January 19, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49594
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28648
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Nagios XI
Software vendor:
nagios.org

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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