CVE-2020-5790 Cross-site request forgery in Nagios XI

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can trick legitimate users into performing sensitive actions in Nagios XI via a crafted link.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-5790?

CVE-2020-5790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 20 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site request forgery in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote attacker to perform sensitive application actions by tricking legitimate users into clicking a crafted link.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5790?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5790?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-5790 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5790 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nagios Nagios Xi vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p3hr-gwm8-w2wc.

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