CVE-2018-8734 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the core config manager of Nagios XI versions 5.2.x through 5.4.x before 5.4.13. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the selInfoKey1 parameter. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit intelligence indicates multiple publicly available Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries demonstrating chained remote code execution, suggesting a high likelihood of exploitation. Despite its severity and exploit availability, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.