What is CVE-2018-19411?

CVE-2018-19411 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paessler Prtg_network_monitor, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2018-19411?

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

Privilege escalation in Paessler Prtg_network_monitor

CVE-2018-19411

PRTG Network Monitor before 18.2.40.1683 allows an authenticated user with a read-only account to create another user with a read-write account (including administrator) via an HTTP request because /api/addusers doesn't check, or doesn't p…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.009 (54.3th 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

Paessler Prtg_network_monitor
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19411?: CVE-2018-19411 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paessler Prtg_network_monitor, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-19411?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.