CVE-2018-10553 Path traversal in n/a
A registered user can exploit directory traversal in Nagios XI to read arbitrary local files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-10553?
CVE-2018-10553 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 30 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Nagios XI 5.4.13. A registered user is able to use directory traversal to read local files, as demonstrated by URIs beginning with index.php?xiwindow=./ and config/?xiwindow=../ substrings.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10553?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10553?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10553 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2018-10553 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10553 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v96c-c83h-m5pw.