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    CVE-2008-5027

    The Nagios process in (1) Nagios before 3.0.5 and (2) op5 Monitor before 4.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization checks, and trigger execution of arbitrary programs by this process, via an (a) custom form or a (b) browser addon.

    Published:Nov 6, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 10, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00707
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nagios
    Product
    Nagios
    Vendor
    Op5
    Product
    Monitor

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124156641928637&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33320
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35002
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-15.xml
    http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4914396D.5010009%40op5.se&forum_name=nagios-devel
    http://www.nagios.org/development/history/nagios-3x.php
    http://www.op5.com/support/news/389-important-security-fix-available-for-op5-monitor
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/06/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32156
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022165
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-698-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3029
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3364
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1256
    https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-698-3/
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124156641928637&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33320
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35002
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-15.xml
    http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4914396D.5010009%40op5.se&forum_name=nagios-devel
    http://www.nagios.org/development/history/nagios-3x.php
    http://www.op5.com/support/news/389-important-security-fix-available-for-op5-monitor
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/06/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32156
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022165
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-698-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3029
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3364
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1256
    https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-698-3/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High