What is CVE-2018-17148?

CVE-2018-17148 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-17148?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nagios Xi

CVE-2018-17148

An Insufficient Access Control vulnerability (leading to credential disclosure) in coreconfigsnapshot.php (aka configuration snapshot page) in Nagios XI before 5.5.4 allows remote attackers to gain access to configuration files containing confidential credentials.

EPSS: 0.037 (88.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nagios Nagios_xi
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17148?: CVE-2018-17148 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-17148?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.