Nagios 4.4.2 Plugin Result cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nagios 4.4.2. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Plugin Result Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-18245. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nagios 4.4.2 (Log Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Plugin Result Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Nagios Core 4.4.2 has XSS via the alert summary reports of plugin results, as demonstrated by a SCRIPT element delivered by a modified check_load plugin to NRPE.

The bug was discovered 10/11/2018. The weakness was presented 12/17/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at herolab.usd.de. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-18245 since 10/11/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 67 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119875 (Debian DLA-1615-1 : nagios3 security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277645 (Fedora Security Update for nagios (FEDORA-2019-0b44528ff1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (119875) and SecurityFocus (BID 64363†). See VDB-11588, VDB-11589, VDB-66069 and VDB-121379 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 119875
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1615-1 : nagios3 security update
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12/16/2013 🔍
10/11/2018 +1760 days 🔍
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06/19/2023 +1635 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DLA 1615-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-18245 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18245
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128023
SecurityFocus: 64363 - Icinga Web GUI CVE-2013-7108 Multiple Off-By-One Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2018 07:55
Updated: 06/19/2023 13:37
Changes: 12/18/2018 07:55 (73), 04/21/2020 11:32 (5), 06/19/2023 13:37 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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