HTTP: Nagios XI 5.2.x through 5.4.x before 5.4.13 privilege escalation

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Nagios XI. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Extended Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Nagios XI 5.2.x through 5.4.x before 5.4.13 allows an attacker to leverage an RCE vulnerability escalating to root.

Affected Products

Nagios nagios_xi

Short Name
HTTP:CTS:CVE-2018-8736-PRI-ESC
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
5.2.x 5.4.13 5.4.x CVE-2018-8736 Nagios XI before escalation privilege through
Release Date
09/05/2019
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3337
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Nagios

CVSS Score

9.0

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