CVE-2018-19411 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated read-only users can escalate privileges to administrator by creating new read-write accounts due to missing authorization checks in the user creation API.
- 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-2018-19411?
CVE-2018-19411 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PRTG Network Monitor before 18.2.40.1683 allows an authenticated user with a read-only account to create another user with a read-write account (including administrator) via an HTTP request because /api/addusers doesn't check, or doesn't properly check, user rights.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19411?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paessler Prtg Network Monitor.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19411?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19411 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-19411 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19411 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2018-19410 Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Local File Inclusion
- CVE-2018-9276 Paessler PRTG Network Monitor OS Command Injection
- CVE-2020-10374 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2023-51630 Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Cross-Site Scripting Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-31452 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8h52-7jf5-79wp.