CVE-2008-5027

Description

The Nagios process in (1) Nagios before 3.0.5 and (2) op5 Monitor before 4.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization checks, and trigger execution of arbitrary programs by this process, via an (a) custom form or a (b) browser addon.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.71% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory op5.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4914396D.5010009%40op5.se&forum_name=nagios-devel mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3364 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-15.xml vendor advisory
http://www.nagios.org/development/history/nagios-3x.php patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33320 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/06/2 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32156 vdb entry patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022165 vdb entry
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-698-3/ vendor advisory
http://www.op5.com/support/news/389-important-security-fix-available-for-op5-monitor vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3029 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124156641928637&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1256 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-698-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35002 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5027?
CVE-2008-5027 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5027?
To fix CVE-2008-5027, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5027 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5027 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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