# CVE-2018-16145: Privilege escalation in n/a

> A local attacker with nagios user access can escalate privileges to root by modifying a boot script, gaining full control of the Opsview Monitor appliance.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4w9-9j5j-xq6r

## What is CVE-2018-16145?

CVE-2018-16145 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The /etc/init.d/opsview-reporting-module script that runs at boot time in Opsview Monitor before 5.3.1 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2 invokes a file that can be edited by the nagios user, and would allow attackers to elevate their privileges to root after a system restart, hence obtaining full control of the appliance.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16145?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opsview Opsview.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-16145?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-16145 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16145 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-16144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16144/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-3935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3935/): Cross-site request forgery in Opsview (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-10367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10367/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-5694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5694/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-16146](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16146/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-16145 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-16145 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16145 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16145/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16145/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16145
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16145
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16145

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16145/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.