Vulnerability in Nagios 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: 0.610 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Nagios Nagios_xi — versions 5.7.3
- N/a Nagios Xi — versions 5.7.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vulnreport@tenable.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- vulnreport@tenable.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5792?
- CVE-2020-5792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Nagios_xi, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-10-20.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5792?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-5792 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.