Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-19280 is a cross-site scripting issue in Centreon 3.4.x involving poller macro resource names or macro expressions. For leaders, the concern is browser-side compromise inside a monitoring platform. The public record says it was fixed in Centreon 18.10.0, but does not provide CVSS scoring or exploitation details.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted cleanup item for legacy Centreon environments, not an emergency unless affected systems remain active. The main business risk is compromise of trusted monitoring sessions or misuse of a sensitive operations console.
Technical view
The CVE describes XSS in Centreon 3.4.x through the resource name or macro expression of a poller macro. The referenced Centreon material indicates the issue was addressed in Centreon 18.10.0. Public source detail is limited: no CVSS vector, CWE, proof of exploitation, or detailed prerequisite model is provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running Centreon 3.4.x or versions not updated to Centreon 18.10.0 or later. Systems where untrusted or lower-privileged users can influence poller macro names or expressions deserve closer review.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and KEV is false. Because this is XSS, impact would generally depend on who can place the affected values and who later views them in Centreon. The sources do not confirm authentication requirements or exploit maturity.
Researcher notes
The public evidence is sparse. The strongest facts are Centreon 3.4.x exposure, XSS location in poller macro resource name or expression, and fix in 18.10.0. Do not assume broader versions, exploitation in the wild, or a specific sanitization mechanism without reviewing the linked patch and vendor notes.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Centreon 3.4.x deployments to Centreon 18.10.0 or later.
- Review Centreon vendor release notes for any additional upgrade guidance.
- Restrict Centreon administrative access to trusted users and networks.
- Audit poller macro values for suspicious resource names or expressions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Centreon deployments and record their exact versions.
- Confirm no production instance remains on Centreon 3.4.x.
- Review poller macro resource names and expressions for unexpected script-like content.
- Check security monitoring for unusual Centreon administrative activity.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://documentation.centreon.com/docs/centreon/en/latest/release_notes/centreon-18.10/centreon-18.10.0.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/centreon/centreon/pull/6626CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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