CVE-2018-8736
"Nagios XI Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Nagios XI 5.2.x through 5.4.x before 5.4.13 allows an attacker to leverage an RCE vulnerability escalating to root.
INFO
Published Date :
April 18, 2018, 12:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-8736 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-8736.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://blog.redactedsec.net/exploits/2018/04/26/nagios.html | Exploit Release Notes Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://gist.github.com/caleBot/f0a93b5a98574393e0139104eacc2d0f | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44560/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44969/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Fixed exploit for Nagios CVE-2018-8733, CVE-2018-8734, CVE-2018-8735, CVE-2018-8736 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44560/
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-8736 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44969/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44969/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44969/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 24, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/caleBot/f0a93b5a98574393e0139104eacc2d0f No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/caleBot/f0a93b5a98574393e0139104eacc2d0f Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/ No Types Assigned https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT No Types Assigned https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://blog.redactedsec.net/exploits/2018/04/26/nagios.html No Types Assigned https://blog.redactedsec.net/exploits/2018/04/26/nagios.html Exploit, Release Notes, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44560/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44560/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.2.0 up to (excluding) 5.4.13 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44560/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://blog.redactedsec.net/exploits/2018/04/26/nagios.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-8736 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-8736
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
22.23 }} -28.80%
score
0.96519
percentile