Nagios up to 3.0.4 Authorization access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nagios. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Authorization. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5027. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Nagios (Log Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Authorization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Nagios process in (1) Nagios before 3.0.5 and (2) op5 Monitor before 4.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization checks, and trigger execution of arbitrary programs by this process, via an (a) custom form or a (b) browser addon.

The bug was discovered 11/04/2008. The weakness was shared 11/10/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5027 since 11/10/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37447 (Ubuntu 8.10 : nagios3 vulnerabilities (USN-698-2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.0b1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46345), Tenable (37447), SecurityFocus (BID 32156†), OSVDB (50239†) and Secunia (SA33320†). The entry VDB-3873 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 37447
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 8.10 : nagios3 vulnerabilities (USN-698-2)
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OpenVAS ID: 63165
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: nagios
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nagios 2.0b1

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11/04/2008 🔍
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11/06/2008 +2 days 🔍
11/10/2008 +4 days 🔍
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12/22/2008 +42 days 🔍
01/18/2009 +27 days 🔍
04/23/2009 +95 days 🔍
05/05/2009 +12 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2142 days 🔍
08/24/2019 +1621 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5027 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5027
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44959

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X-Force: 46345
SecurityFocus: 32156 - Nagios Web Interface Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 33320
OSVDB: 50239 - Nagios unspecified cross-site request forgery
SecurityTracker: 1022165
Vulnerability Center: 20528 - Nagios < 3.0.5 Nagios Process Allows Remote Programs Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3029

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/24/2019 10:18
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (75), 08/24/2019 10:18 (12)
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