What is CVE-2018-15711?

CVE-2018-15711 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-15711?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Nagios Xi

CVE-2018-15711

Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows remote authenticated attackers to reset and regenerate the API key of more privileged users. The attacker can then use the new API key to execute API calls at elevated privileges.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.360 (98.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nagios Xi — versions 5.5.6
Nagios Nagios_xi — versions 5.5.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15711?: CVE-2018-15711 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-15711?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.