CVE-2008-5028: CSRF

Published Nov 10, 2008
·
Updated

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in cmd.cgi in (1) Nagios 3.0.5 and (2) op5 Monitor before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to send commands to the Nagios process, and trigger execution of arbitrary programs by this process, via unspecified HTTP requests.

Affected Software

65 affected components
Nagios nagios=3.0-alpha3
Nagios nagios=2.0b5
Nagios nagios=2.7
Nagios nagios=2.4
Nagios nagios=3.0-rc3
OP5 Monitor<=4.0.0
Nagios nagios=3.0-beta4
Nagios nagios=2.0b6
Nagios nagios=1.0b3
Nagios nagios=1.1
Nagios nagios=3.0-alpha2
Nagios nagios=2.1
OP5 Monitor=3.3.1
Nagios nagios=1.0b6
Nagios nagios=3.0.1
Nagios nagios=1.0
Nagios nagios=2.3.1
Nagios nagios=3.0-beta5
Nagios nagios=2.2
Nagios nagios=3.0-rc1
OP5 Monitor=3.2
Nagios nagios=2.0b2
OP5 Monitor=2.8
OP5 Monitor=3.2.4
Nagios nagios=1.0b4
Nagios nagios=3.0.2
Nagios nagios=2.5
Nagios nagios=2.0b4
Nagios nagios=2.8
Nagios nagios<=3.0.4
Nagios nagios=3.0-beta2
Nagios nagios=2.10
Nagios nagios=1.2
Nagios nagios=3.0-beta7
Nagios nagios=3.0-rc2
Nagios nagios=1.0b5
OP5 Monitor=3.3.3
Nagios nagios=1.0_b3
Nagios nagios=2.0b1
OP5 Monitor=2.6
Nagios nagios=3.0
Nagios nagios=2.0
Nagios nagios=1.4
Nagios nagios=3.0-alpha1
Nagios nagios=1.4.1
Nagios nagios=3.0-beta6
Nagios nagios=2.0b3
Nagios nagios=1.3
Nagios nagios=2.11
Nagios nagios=3.0-alpha4
OP5 Monitor=3.0.0
Nagios nagios=2.0rc1
Nagios nagios=3.0-beta1
Nagios nagios=1.0_b1
Nagios nagios=2.3
Nagios nagios=1.0b1
Nagios nagios=3.0-beta3
Nagios nagios=3.0.3
OP5 Monitor=3.3.2
Nagios nagios=1.0b2
Nagios nagios=2.9
Nagios nagios=1.0_b2
Nagios nagios=2.0rc2
OP5 Monitor=2.4
OP5 Monitor=3.0

Event History

Nov 10, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5028?

CVE-2008-5028 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow unauthorized command execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-5028?

To fix CVE-2008-5028, update Nagios to version 3.0.6 or later and op5 Monitor to version 4.0.1 or later.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2008-5028?

CVE-2008-5028 affects Nagios versions up to 3.0.5 and op5 Monitor versions prior to 4.0.1.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2008-5028?

CVE-2008-5028 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.

5

What can attackers do with CVE-2008-5028?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2008-5028 to send commands that trigger the execution of arbitrary programs on the Nagios process.

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