medium
6.5
CWE
264
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-5027

First published: Mon Nov 10 2008(Updated: )

The Nagios process in (1) Nagios before 3.0.5 and (2) op5 Monitor before 4.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization checks, and trigger execution of arbitrary programs by this process, via an (a) custom form or a (b) browser addon.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Nagios Plugins=3.0-alpha3
Nagios Plugins=2.0b5
Nagios Plugins=2.7
Nagios Plugins=2.4
Nagios Plugins=3.0-rc3
op5 Monitor<=4.0.0
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta4
Nagios Plugins=2.0b6
Nagios Plugins=1.0b3
Nagios Plugins=1.1
Nagios Plugins=3.0-alpha2
Nagios Plugins=2.1
op5 Monitor=3.3.1
Nagios Plugins=1.0b6
Nagios Plugins=3.0.1
Nagios Plugins=1.0
Nagios Plugins=2.3.1
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta5
Nagios Plugins=2.2
Nagios Plugins=3.0-rc1
op5 Monitor=3.2
Nagios Plugins=2.0b2
op5 Monitor=2.8
op5 Monitor=3.2.4
Nagios Plugins=1.0b4
Nagios Plugins=3.0.2
Nagios Plugins=2.5
Nagios Plugins=2.0b4
Nagios Plugins=2.8
Nagios Plugins<=3.0.4
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta2
Nagios Plugins=2.10
Nagios Plugins=1.2
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta7
Nagios Plugins=3.0-rc2
Nagios Plugins=1.0b5
op5 Monitor=3.3.3
Nagios Plugins=1.0_b3
Nagios Plugins=2.0b1
op5 Monitor=2.6
Nagios Plugins=3.0
Nagios Plugins=2.0
Nagios Plugins=1.4
Nagios Plugins=3.0-alpha1
Nagios Plugins=1.4.1
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta6
Nagios Plugins=2.0b3
Nagios Plugins=1.3
Nagios Plugins=2.11
Nagios Plugins=3.0-alpha4
op5 Monitor=3.0.0
Nagios Plugins=2.0rc1
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta1
Nagios Plugins=1.0_b1
Nagios Plugins=2.3
Nagios Plugins=1.0b1
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta3
Nagios Plugins=3.0.3
op5 Monitor=3.3.2
Nagios Plugins=1.0b2
Nagios Plugins=2.9
Nagios Plugins=1.0_b2
Nagios Plugins=2.0rc2
op5 Monitor=2.4
op5 Monitor=3.0

Remedy

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4914396D.5010009%40op5.se&forum_name=nagios-devel

Remedy

http://www.nagios.org/development/history/nagios-3x.php

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32156

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-5027?

    CVE-2008-5027 is considered a medium severity vulnerability impacting Nagios and op5 Monitor versions before specified patched releases.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-5027?

    To fix CVE-2008-5027, upgrade Nagios to version 3.0.5 or later and op5 Monitor to version 4.0.1 or later.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2008-5027?

    CVE-2008-5027 affects remote authenticated users of Nagios versions before 3.0.5 and op5 Monitor versions before 4.0.1.

  • What kind of impact does CVE-2008-5027 have?

    CVE-2008-5027 allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization checks and execute arbitrary programs.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2008-5027?

    There are no specific workarounds for CVE-2008-5027; the best mitigation is to apply the available updates.

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