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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-15903
CVE-2020-15903:
Nagios XI vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was found in Nagios XI before version 5.7.3 where there was a privilege escalation vulnerability in backend scripts that ran as root (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in backend scripts of Nagios XI that were configured to run with root privileges, allowing potential privilege escalation. The issue was discovered and disclosed in September 2020, affecting versions prior to 5.7.3 (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate their privileges to root level access on affected systems running Nagios XI, potentially gaining complete control over the system (NVD).
Exploitability
The vulnerability requires access to the Nagios XI system to exploit the affected backend scripts. No public exploits were known to be available at the time of disclosure (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was fixed in Nagios XI version 5.7.3. Users should upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk. No alternative workarounds were published (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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