CVE-2008-5028 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 10 Nov 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can exploit CSRF in Nagios to send commands and execute arbitrary programs via the monitoring process.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-5028?

CVE-2008-5028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Nov 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in cmd.cgi in (1) Nagios 3.0.5 and (2) op5 Monitor before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to send commands to the Nagios process, and trigger execution of arbitrary programs by this process, via unspecified HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5028?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Nagios Nagios, Op5 Monitor.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5028?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-5028 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5028 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f844-p5pg-6j6p.