What is CVE-2020-5792?

CVE-2020-5792 is a vulnerability in Nagios Xi. Published 2020-10-20.

Is CVE-2020-5792 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Nagios Xi

CVE-2020-5792

Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to write to arbitrary files and ultimately execute code with the privileges of the apache user.

EPSS: 0.812 (99.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a Nagios Xi — versions 5.7.3

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework
rapid7/metasploit-framework
ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-58 (x_refsource_MISC)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/162284/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5792?: CVE-2020-5792 is a vulnerability in Nagios Xi. Published 2020-10-20.
Is CVE-2020-5792 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.