Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Nagios XI by Nagios
CVE-2021-37349

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nagios

Status
Nagios Xi
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 August 2021

What is CVE-2021-37349?

Nagios XI prior to version 5.8.5 has a vulnerability that allows local privilege escalation due to the improper sanitization of input from the database in the cleaner.php file. This oversight can potentially allow unauthorized users to gain elevated privileges, leading to security risks within the application. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

References

https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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