CVE-2020-28904
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 24, 2021 at 12:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFusion
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in Nagios Fusion 4.1.8 and earlier allows for Privilege Escalation as nagios via installation of a malicious component containing PHP code.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162783/Nagios-XI-Fusion-Privilege-Escalation-Cross-Site-Scripting-Code-Execution.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269
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