CVE-2021-36365 Privilege escalation in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-36365 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-36365 is a critical vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 28 Sep 2021. 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-2021-36365 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Nagios Nagios Xi. 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-2021-36365/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36365/index.md)
Incorrect permissions on repairmysql.sh allow local attackers to escalate privileges in Nagios XI.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-36365?
CVE-2021-36365 is a critical vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 28 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nagios XI before 5.8.5 has Incorrect Permission Assignment for repairmysql.sh.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36365?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36365?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36365 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-36365 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36365 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx92-5878-h8q9.