CVE-2018-8733
highpriority · attend · 58EPSS 0.266 · 98 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Authentication bypass vulnerability in the core config manager in Nagios XI 5.2.x through 5.4.x before 5.4.13 allows an unauthenticated attacker to make configuration changes and leverage an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
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exploits (4)
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- exploit/linux/http/nagios_xi_chained_rceNagios XI Chained Remote Code Executionweaponized · metasploit
- EDB-44560Nagios XI 5.2.6 < 5.2.9 / 5.3 / 5.4 - Chained Remote Rootfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-44969Nagios XI 5.2.6-5.4.12 - Chained Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXTcnnvd
- https://blog.redactedsec.net/exploits/2018/04/26/nagios.htmlcnnvd
- https://gist.github.com/caleBot/f0a93b5a98574393e0139104eacc2d0fcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44560/cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44969/cnnvd
- https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/cnnvd
- https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXTenisa_euvd
- https://blog.redactedsec.net/exploits/2018/04/26/nagios.htmlenisa_euvd
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