VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-28910
Creation of a Temporary Directory with Insecure Permissions in Nagios XI 5.7.5 and earlier allows for Privilege Escalation via creation of symlinks, which are mishandled in getprofile.sh.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.90%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Creation of a Temporary Directory with Insecure Permissions in Nagios XI 5.7.5 and earlier allows for Privilege Escalation via creation of symlinks, which are mishandled in getprofile.sh.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.90% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- nagios/nagios xi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162783/Nagios-XI-Fusion-Privilege-Escalation-Cross-Site-Scripting-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162783/Nagios-XI-Fusion-Privilege-Escalation-Cross-Site-Scripting-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.