Opsview · Opsview Monitor · CVE-2018-16145
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Opsview Monitor versions prior to 5.3.1
Opsview Monitor versions 5.4.x prior to 5.4.2
**Description**
The issue concerns the /etc/init.d/opsview-reporting-module script, which runs at boot time and invokes a file editable by the nagios user. This allows attackers to elevate their privileges to root after a system restart, giving them full control of the appliance.
**Recommendations**
For Opsview Monitor versions prior to 5.3.1, update to version 5.3.1 or later.
For Opsview Monitor versions 5.4.x prior to 5.4.2, update to version 5.4.2 or later.