CVE-2020-35578

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the Manage Plugins page in Nagios XI before 5.8.0. Because the line-ending conversion feature is mishandled during a plugin upload, a remote, authenticated admin user can execute operating-system commands.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 90.44% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory nagios.com Vendor Advisory nagios.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/ release notes vendor advisory
https://www.nagios.com/products/security/ vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160948/Nagios-XI-5.7.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162207/Nagios-XI-Remote-Code-Execution.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35578?
CVE-2020-35578 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-35578?
To fix CVE-2020-35578, 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-2020-35578 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-35578 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~90% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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