VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-9166
Privilege escalation in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows local attackers to elevate privileges to root via write access to config.inc.php and import_xiconfig.php.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.24%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Privilege escalation in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows local attackers to elevate privileges to root via write access to config.inc.php and import_xiconfig.php.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.24% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- nagios/nagios xi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152496/Nagios-XI-5.5.10-XSS-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/Product, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.nagios.com/products/security/Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152496/Nagios-XI-5.5.10-XSS-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/Product, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.nagios.com/products/security/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.