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CVE-2008-5027

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Description

The Nagios process in (1) Nagios before 3.0.5 and (2) op5 Monitor before 4.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization checks, and trigger execution of arbitrary programs by this process, via an (a) custom form or a (b) browser addon.

References

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-698-3/

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1256

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3364

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3029

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-698-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022165

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32156

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/06/2

http://www.op5.com/support/news/389-important-security-fix-available-for-op5-monitor

http://www.nagios.org/development/history/nagios-3x.php

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4914396D.5010009%40op5.se&forum_name=nagios-devel

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-15.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/35002

http://secunia.com/advisories/33320

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124156641928637&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-11-10

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00707

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