CVE-2020-36969 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in M/Monit 3.7.4, allowing authenticated users to gain administrative access. By manipulating the "admin" parameter in a POST request to the /api/1/admin/users/update endpoint, a standard user can elevate their privileges. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tildeslash:m\/monit:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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