9.8

CVE-2018-17148: nagios nagios_xi Improper Access Control

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 19-06-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-17148 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in nagios nagios_xi. EPSS estimates a 3.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.68%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-06-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An Insufficient Access Control vulnerability (leading to credential disclosure) in coreconfigsnapshot.php (aka configuration snapshot page) in Nagios XI before 5.5.4 allows remote attackers to gain access to configuration files containing confidential credentials.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.68%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.68% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.68%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Nagios1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links