CVE-2018-16146 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The web management console of Opsview Monitor 5.4.x before 5.4.2 provides functionality accessible by an authenticated administrator to test notifications that are triggered under certain configurable events. The value parameter is not properly sanitized, leading to arbitrary command injection with the privileges of the nagios user account.

Published: 2018-09-05

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 6.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

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Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opsview:opsview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06197.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.4/docs/whats-new
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/3
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/opsview-monitor-multiple-vulnerabilities

History

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Subscriptions

Opsview Opsview

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-09-05T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:17:37.835Z

Reserved: 2018-08-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16146

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-05T21:29:02.797

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:43:46.370

Link: CVE-2018-16146

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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