CVE-2018-8735 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Nagios XI servers via OS command injection, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.
- 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-2018-8735?
CVE-2018-8735 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 18 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability in Nagios XI 5.2.x through 5.4.x before 5.4.13 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system, aka OS command injection.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8735?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8735?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8735 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-2018-8735 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-8735 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules and 5 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-44xg-hr3w-5m39.