GLSA-200907-15 : Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 39869

This page contains detailed information about the GLSA-200907-15 : Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 39869
Name: GLSA-200907-15 : Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code
Filename: gentoo_GLSA-200907-15.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2008-11-10
This Plugin Published: 2009-07-20
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-06
Plugin Version: 1.18
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/local_checks_enabled

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2008-11-10
Patch Published: 2009-07-19
CVE [?]: CVE-2008-5027, CVE-2008-5028, CVE-2008-6373, CVE-2009-2288
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nagios-core

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200907-15 (Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Nagios: Paul reported that statuswml.cgi does not properly sanitize shell metacharacters in the (1) ping and (2) traceroute parameters (CVE-2009-2288). Nagios does not properly verify whether an authenticated user is authorized to run certain commands (CVE-2008-5027). Andreas Ericsson reported that Nagios does not perform validity checks to verify HTTP requests, leading to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CVE-2008-5028). An unspecified vulnerability in Nagios related to CGI programs, 'adaptive external commands,' and 'writing newlines and submitting service comments' has been reported (CVE-2008-6373). Impact :

A remote authenticated or unauthenticated attacker may exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary commands or elevate privileges. Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Nagios users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/nagios-core-3.0.6-r2' NOTE: Users of the Nagios 2 branch can update to version 2.12-r1 which contains a patch to fix CVE-2009-2288. However, that branch is not supported upstream or in Gentoo and we are unaware whether the other vulnerabilities affect 2.x installations.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, Immunity Canvas, Core Impact, D2 Elliot)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the GLSA-200907-15 : Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/unix/webapp/nagios3_statuswml_ping
[Nagios3 statuswml.cgi Ping Command Execution]
Exploit-DB: exploits/unix/webapps/9861.rb
[EDB-9861: Nagios3 - 'statuswml.cgi' Command Injection (Metasploit)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/cgi/webapps/16908.rb
[EDB-16908: Nagios3 - 'statuswml.cgi' 'Ping' Command Execution (Metasploit)]
D2 Elliot: nagios_3.1.0_rce.html
[Nagios 3.1.0 RCE]
Immunity Canvas: CANVAS

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	7.5 (High)
Impact Subscore:	6.4
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	6.2 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	6.2 (Medium)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200907-15.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(39869);
  script_version("1.18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5027", "CVE-2008-5028", "CVE-2008-6373", "CVE-2009-2288");
  script_bugtraq_id(35464);
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200907-15");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200907-15 : Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200907-15
(Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Nagios:
    Paul reported that statuswml.cgi does not properly sanitize shell
    metacharacters in the (1) ping and (2) traceroute parameters
    (CVE-2009-2288).
    Nagios does not properly verify whether an authenticated user is
    authorized to run certain commands (CVE-2008-5027).
    Andreas Ericsson reported that Nagios does not perform validity checks
    to verify HTTP requests, leading to Cross-Site Request Forgery
    (CVE-2008-5028).
    An unspecified vulnerability in Nagios related to CGI programs,
    'adaptive external commands,' and 'writing newlines and submitting
    service comments' has been reported (CVE-2008-6373).
  
Impact :

    A remote authenticated or unauthenticated attacker may exploit these
    vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary commands or elevate privileges.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200907-15"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All Nagios users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/nagios-core-3.0.6-r2'
    NOTE: Users of the Nagios 2 branch can update to version 2.12-r1 which
    contains a patch to fix CVE-2009-2288. However, that branch is not
    supported upstream or in Gentoo and we are unaware whether the other
    vulnerabilities affect 2.x installations."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"d2_elliot_name", value:"Nagios 3.1.0 RCE");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_d2_elliot", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Nagios3 statuswml.cgi Ping Command Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');
  script_cwe_id(78, 94, 264, 352);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nagios-core");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/11/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/07/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/07/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"net-analyzer/nagios-core", unaffected:make_list("ge 3.0.6-r2"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 3.0.6-r2"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Nagios");
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/gentoo_GLSA-200907-15.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\gentoo_GLSA-200907-15.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/gentoo_GLSA-200907-15.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the GLSA-200907-15 : Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Gentoo Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select GLSA-200907-15 : Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code plugin ID 39869.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl gentoo_GLSA-200907-15.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a gentoo_GLSA-200907-15.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - gentoo_GLSA-200907-15.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state gentoo_GLSA-200907-15.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

35464

GLSA | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory:

200907-15

CWE | Common Weakness Enumeration:

CWE-78 (Weakness) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-94 (Weakness) Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-264 (Category) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-352 (Weakness) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

44690 - Debian DSA-1825-1 : nagios2, nagios3 - insufficient input validation
39578 - FreeBSD : nagios -- Command Injection Vulnerability (3ebd4cb5-657f-11de-883a-00e0815b8da8)
40443 - openSUSE Security Update : nagios (nagios-1102)
40445 - openSUSE Security Update : nagios (nagios-1102)
41439 - SuSE 11 Security Update : nagios (SAT Patch Number 1105)
42024 - openSUSE 10 Security Update : nagios (nagios-6355)
41561 - SuSE 10 Security Update : nagios (ZYPP Patch Number 6356)
39601 - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : nagios2, nagios3 vulnerability (USN-795-1)
40673 - Fedora 10 : nagios-3.2.0-2.fc10 (2009-8779)

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file gentoo_GLSA-200907-15.nasl version 1.18. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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GLSA-200907-15 : Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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