PT-2018-13423 · Opsview · Opsview Monitor

Fernando Catoira + 1 · Published 2018-09-05 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-16145

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Exploit

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-16145

Affected Products

Opsview Monitor

References · 6

• 🔥 https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/3 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://coresecurity.com/advisories/opsview-monitor-multiple-vulnerabilities · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16145 · Security Note
• https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.3/docs/whats-new · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16145 · Vendor Advisory
• https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.4/docs/whats-new · Vendor Advisory