RCE in Nagios Xi

CVE-2018-15710

Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows local authenticated attackers to escalate privileges to root via Autodiscover_new.php.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.382 (98.6th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-15710: fell from 0.441 to 0.382.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.441 · newest: 0.382 · change: -0.059

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15710?
CVE-2018-15710 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-15710?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-15710 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.