CVE-2019-9166

Privilege escalation in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows local attackers to elevate privileges to root via write access to config.inc.php and import_xiconfig.php.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

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

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.nagios.com/products/security/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/	Product Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152496/Nagios-XI-5.5.10-XSS-Remote-Code-Execution.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-03-28 13:29

Updated : 2022-10-06 11:00

NVD link : CVE-2019-9166

Mitre link : CVE-2019-9166

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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Products Affected

nagios

nagios_xi

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