PT-2019-19407 · Nagios · Nagios Xi

Published 2019-03-28 · Updated 2022-10-06 · CVE-2019-9166

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nagios XI versions prior to 5.5.11

Description The issue allows local attackers to elevate privileges to root. This is achieved through write access to specific files, including config.inc.php and import xiconfig.php.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.5.11, update to version 5.5.11 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting write access to config.inc.php and import xiconfig.php to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-9166

Affected Products

Nagios Xi

References · 5

• https://nagios.com/products/security · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9166 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9166 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log · Vendor Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152496/Nagios-XI-5.5.10-XSS-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Note