CVE-2019-15949 on CISA KEV

Nagios XI before 5.6.6 allows remote command execution as root. The exploit requires access to the server as the nagios user, or access as the admin user via the web interface. The getprofile.sh script, invoked by downloading a system profile (profile.php?cmd=download), is execut

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

Nagios XI before 5.6.6 allows remote command execution as root. The exploit requires access to the server as the nagios user, or access as the admin user via the web interface. The getprofile.sh script, invoked by downloading a system profile (profile.php?cmd=download), is executed as root via a passwordless sudo entry; the script executes check_plugin, which is owned by the nagios user. A user…

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• github.com — https://github.com/jakgibb/nagiosxi-root-rce-exploit
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156676/Nagios-XI-Authenticated-Remote-Comma…
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162158/Nagios-XI-getprofile.sh-Remote-Comma…

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

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06Detection

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