CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-16145
8.1 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-09-05
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732
Description
The /etc/init.d/opsview-reporting-module script that runs at boot time in Opsview Monitor before 5.3.1 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2 invokes a file that can be edited by the nagios user, and would allow attackers to elevate their privileges to root after a system restart, hence obtaining full control of the appliance.
Affected configurations
• opsview opsview (< 5.3.1)
• opsview opsview (>= 5.4.0 < 5.4.2)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource weakness
References
- https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.3/docs/whats-new Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.4/docs/whats-new Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/3 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/opsview-monitor-multiple-vulnerabilities Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.3/docs/whats-new Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.4/docs/whats-new Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/3 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/opsview-monitor-multiple-vulnerabilities Exploit, Third Party Advisory