Monit up to 3.7.2 /admin/users/update admin password recovery

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A vulnerability has been found in Monit up to 3.7.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file /admin/users/update. The manipulation of the argument admin as part of a Parameter leads to a password recovery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in /admin/users/update in M/Monit before 3.7.3. It allows unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to an administrator by requesting a password change and specifying the admin parameter.

The bug was discovered 02/18/2019. The weakness was presented 04/22/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-11393 since 04/21/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 63 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 3.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Monit 3.7.3

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
04/21/2019 +62 days 🔍
04/22/2019 +1 days 🔍
04/23/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/06/2023 +1597 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mmonit.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-11393 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 04/23/2019 08:47 AM
Updated: 09/06/2023 11:08 AM
Changes: 04/23/2019 08:47 AM (56), 06/01/2020 09:52 AM (1), 09/06/2023 11:08 AM (5)
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