Ethan Galstad Nagios 2.9 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Ethan Galstad Nagios 2.9. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-5624. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Ethan Galstad Nagios 2.9 (Log Management Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nagios 2.x before 2.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors to unspecified CGI scripts.

The bug was discovered 10/21/2007. The weakness was disclosed 10/22/2007 with Nagios (Website). The advisory is shared for download at nagios.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5624 since 10/23/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32117 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : nagios (nagios-5168)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at nagios.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 3 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37350), Tenable (32117), SecurityFocus (BID 26152†), OSVDB (38071†) and Secunia (SA27980†). The entry VDB-3651 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 32117
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : nagios (nagios-5168)
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OpenVAS ID: 64866
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1883-1 (nagios2)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: nagios.org

Timelineinfo

10/21/2007 🔍
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10/22/2007 +1 days 🔍
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11/01/2007 +9 days 🔍
12/10/2007 +39 days 🔍
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05/01/2008 +136 days 🔍
09/10/2009 +497 days 🔍
08/01/2019 +3612 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: nagios.org
Organization: Nagios
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5624 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5624
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3412

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X-Force: 37350 - Nagios CGI cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 26152 - Nagios Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 27980 - Fedora update for nagios, Less Critical
OSVDB: 38071 - Nagios CGI Script Unspecified Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 17129 - Nagios Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability via Unknown Vectors, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3567

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2007 09:21
Updated: 08/01/2019 17:47
Changes: 11/01/2007 09:21 (96), 08/01/2019 17:47 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:EAE:103

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