CVE-2019-11393 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in M/Monit versions prior to 3.7.3. Unprivileged users can exploit a flaw in the /admin/users/update endpoint to gain administrator privileges by manipulating password change requests. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion, the high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tildeslash:monit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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