Nagios up to 3.0.4 cmd.cgi cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nagios. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file cmd.cgi. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-5028. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nagios (Log Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file cmd.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in cmd.cgi in (1) Nagios 3.0.5 and (2) op5 Monitor before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to send commands to the Nagios process, and trigger execution of arbitrary programs by this process, via unspecified HTTP requests.

The weakness was published 11/10/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at op5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5028. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39869 (GLSA-200907-15 : Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46426), Tenable (39869), OSVDB (49678†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27497†). Similar entry is available at VDB-3873. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

• Log Management Software

Name

• Nagios

Version

• 1.0
• 1.0 B1
• 1.0 B2
• 1.0 B3
• 1.0b1
• 1.0b2
• 1.0b3
• 1.0b4
• 1.0b5
• 1.0b6
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.4.1
• 2.0
• 2.0b1
• 2.0b2
• 2.0b3
• 2.0b4
• 2.0b5
• 2.0b6
• 2.0rc1
• 2.0rc2
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.3.1
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 3.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.3
• 3.0.4

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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 request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 39869
Nessus Name: GLSA-200907-15 : Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 840311
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for erlang vulnerability USN-624-2
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Nagios 2.0b1

Timelineinfo

11/06/2008 🔍
11/10/2008 +3 days 🔍
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11/10/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/07/2010 +695 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1622 days 🔍
08/03/2021 +2331 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: op5.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2008-5028 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5028
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44960

OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 46426
OSVDB: 49678 - Nagios cmd.cgi Commit Button CSRF
Vulnerability Center: 27497 - Nagios 3.0.5 and op5 Monitor Before 4.0.1 Remote Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/03/2021 08:23
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (61), 03/07/2017 09:34 (7), 08/03/2021 08:19 (4), 08/03/2021 08:23 (1)
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