PT-2026-5159 · Tildeslash+2 · M/Monit+1

Dolev Farhi · Published 2020-01-01 · Updated 2026-02-20 · CVE-2020-36968

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions M/Monit version 3.7.4

Description An authentication issue exists that allows authenticated attackers to retrieve user password hashes. Attackers can send requests to the /api/1/admin/users/list and /api/1/admin/users/get API endpoints to extract MD5 password hashes for all users. The vulnerable parameters involved in this issue are not specified.

Recommendations Update to a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the /api/1/admin/users/list and /api/1/admin/users/get API endpoints.

Exploit

Fix

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-36968

Affected Products

M/Monit

Monit

References · 12

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/49081 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-36968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36968 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-36968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36968 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/avleonovcom/1634 · Telegram Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/mmonit-password-disclosure · Note
• https://mmonit.com · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/150737 · Telegram Post