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CVE-2021-40343

An issue was discovered in Nagios XI 5.8.5. Insecure file permissions on the nagios_unbundler.py file allow the nagios user to elevate their privileges to the root user.

Published

2021-10-26T11:15:07.667

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:23:54.483

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-732

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	nagios	nagios_xi	5.8.5	Yes

References

https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://synacktiv.com Not Applicable ([email protected])
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/Nagios_XI_multiple_vulnerabilities_0.pdf Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://synacktiv.com Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/Nagios_XI_multiple_vulnerabilities_0.pdf Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)