Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2020-28904 affects Nagios Fusion 4.1.8 and earlier. A malicious component containing PHP code could run with unnecessary privileges and escalate execution to the nagios user. This is most concerning where Nagios Fusion is reachable by untrusted users or where component installation is not tightly controlled. Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Nagios Fusion 4.1.8 or earlier, especially instances where component installation is available to more users than necessary or administrative access is weakly controlled. Prioritize remediation if Nagios Fusion is internet-exposed, broadly reachable internally, or managed by many users. If access is tightly restricted and version is not affected, urgency is lower, but inventory validation should still be completed. Mitigation focus: Identify any Nagios Fusion instances and their versions.; Upgrade or remediate according to current Nagios vendor guidance.; Restrict component installation to trusted administrators only..
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Source materials
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- https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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