Multiple vulnerabilities in Nagios XI and Nagios Fusion

1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity

EUVDB-ID: #VU53515

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28900

CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient verification of data authenticity within the upgrade_to_latest.sh. A remote authenticated attacker can gain elevated privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nagios Fusion: 4.0.0 - 4.1.8

Nagios XI: 5.7.0 - 5.7.5

CPE2.3

External links

https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU53516

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28901

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "component_dir" parameter in cmd_subsys.php. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nagios Fusion: 4.0.0 - 4.1.8

CPE2.3

External links

https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU53517

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28902

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "timezone" parameter in cmd_subsys.php. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nagios Fusion: 4.0.0 - 4.1.8

CPE2.3

External links

https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU53518

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28903

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nagios Fusion: 4.0.0 - 4.1.8

CPE2.3

External links

https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Execution with unnecessary privileges

EUVDB-ID: #VU53519

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28904

CWE-ID: CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to execution with unnecessary privileges. A remote authenticated attacker can install a malicious component containing PHP code and gain elevated privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nagios Fusion: 4.0.0 - 4.1.8

CPE2.3

External links

https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU53520

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28905

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the table pagination. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nagios Fusion: 4.0.0 - 4.1.8

CPE2.3

External links

https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU53521

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28906

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect file permissions in fusion-sys.cfg / xi-sys.cfg. A remote authenticated attacker can modify files that are included by scripts and gain elevated privileges on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nagios XI: 5.7.0 - 5.7.5

Nagios Fusion: 4.0.0 - 4.1.8

CPE2.3

External links

https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU53522

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28907

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect SSL certificate validation in upgrade_to_latest.sh. A remote authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nagios Fusion: 4.0.0 - 4.1.8

CPE2.3

External links

https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU53525

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28908

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in cmd_subsys.php. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nagios Fusion: 4.0.0 - 4.1.8

CPE2.3

External links

https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU53526

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28909

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect file permissions. A remote authenticated attacker can modify files that can be executed by sudo and gain elevated privileges on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nagios Fusion: 4.0.0 - 4.1.8

CPE2.3

External links

https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

11) Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions

EUVDB-ID: #VU53527

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28910

CWE-ID: CWE-378 - Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to creation of a temporary directory with insecure permissions in getprofile.sh. A remote authenticated attacker can gain elevated privileges on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nagios XI: 5.7.0 - 5.7.5

CPE2.3

External links

https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

12) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU53531

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28911

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the "test_server" command in ajaxhelper.php. A remote authenticated attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nagios Fusion: 4.0.0 - 4.1.8

CPE2.3

External links

https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	12
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-28900 CVE-2020-28901 CVE-2020-28902 CVE-2020-28903 CVE-2020-28904 CVE-2020-28905 CVE-2020-28906 CVE-2020-28907 CVE-2020-28908 CVE-2020-28909 CVE-2020-28910 CVE-2020-28911
CWE-ID	CWE-345 CWE-78 CWE-79 CWE-250 CWE-94 CWE-264 CWE-295 CWE-378 CWE-284
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Nagios Fusion Server applications / SCADA systems Nagios XI Server applications / Other server solutions
Vendor	nagios.org