#VU53517 OS Command Injection in Nagios Fusion - CVE-2020-28902 

 

#VU53517 OS Command Injection in Nagios Fusion - CVE-2020-28902

Published: May 25, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU53517
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Nagios Fusion
Software vendor:
nagios.org

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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