CVE-2018-15710 Command injection in Nagios XI
Local authenticated attackers can escalate privileges to root via command injection in Nagios XI Autodiscover_new.php.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-15710?
CVE-2018-15710 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 14 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows local authenticated attackers to escalate privileges to root via Autodiscover_new.php.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15710?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15710?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15710 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-15710 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-15710 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9c6w-376x-8h5p.