CVE-2021-40343 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2021-10-26

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:5.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-27522	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00657.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT
https://synacktiv.com
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/Nagios_XI_multiple_vulnerabilities_0.pdf

History

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Subscriptions

Nagios Nagios Xi

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-10-26T10:51:53.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:27:31.983Z

Reserved: 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40343

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-26T11:15:07.667

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:23:54.483

Link: CVE-2021-40343

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-732

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