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Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 27, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to execute operating system commands with the privileges of the apache user.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 20, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Last updated Jan 27, 2023

Severity

High
7.2
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-5791

GHSA ID

GHSA-2j39-6c38-r3mx

Source code

No known source code

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