CVE-2019-9166

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory nagios.com Vendor Advisory nagios.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.nagios.com/products/security/ vendor advisory
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/ product vendor advisory release notes
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152496/Nagios-XI-5.5.10-XSS-Remote-Code-Execution.html third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9166?
CVE-2019-9166 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-9166?
To fix CVE-2019-9166, 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-2019-9166 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-9166 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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