CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-40343

An issue was discovered in Nagios XI 5.8.5. Insecure file permissions on the nagios_unbundler.py file allow the nagios user to elevate their privileges to the root user.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/Nagios_XI_multiple_vulnerabilities_0.pdf Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://synacktiv.com Not Applicable
https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:5.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-10-26 11:15

Updated : 2021-11-01 07:49

NVD link : CVE-2021-40343

Mitre link : CVE-2021-40343

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-732