Centreon VM up to 19.04.3 Configuration File centreon-backup.pl privileges management

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Centreon VM up to 19.04.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file centreon-backup.pl of the component Configuration File. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-21025. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Centreon VM up to 19.04.3 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file centreon-backup.pl of the component Configuration File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Centreon VM through 19.04.3, centreon-backup.pl allows attackers to become root via a crafted script, due to incorrect rights of sourced configuration files.

The weakness was released 10/08/2019 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-21025 since 10/03/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/05/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-143126, VDB-143127, VDB-143128 and VDB-143129. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Centreon

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• VM

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• 19.04.0
• 19.04.1
• 19.04.2
• 19.04.3

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• commercial

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