CVE-2015-1561

Public Exploit

Description

The escape_command function in include/Administration/corePerformance/getStats.php in Centreon (formerly Merethis Centreon) 2.5.4 and earlier (fixed in Centreon 19.10.0) uses an incorrect regular expression, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ns_id parameter.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.09% Top 15%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132607/Merethis-Centreon-2.5.4-SQL-Injection-Remote-Command-Execution.html exploit
https://forge.centreon.com/projects/centreon/repository/revisions/387dffdd051dbc7a234e1138a9d06f3089bb55bb
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535961/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://github.com/centreon/centreon/commit/a78c60aad6fd5af9b51a6d5de5d65560ea37a98a#diff-27550b563fa8d660b64bca871a219cb1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1561?
CVE-2015-1561 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1561?
To fix CVE-2015-1561, 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-2015-1561 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1561 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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