CVE-2018-8733 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Nagios XI versions 5.2.x through 5.4.12. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to make configuration changes and leverage an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability, ultimately leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a severe risk. Exploit code is publicly available through Metasploit and ExploitDB, and there is significant community discussion, though it is not currently listed on the KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.2.0, < 5.4.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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