Nagios
CVE-2016-0726
CRITICAL
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionCVE.org
The Fedora Nagios package uses "nagiosadmin" as the default password for the "nagiosadmin" administrator account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging knowledge of the credentials.
AnalysisAI
The Fedora Nagios package uses "nagiosadmin" as the default password for the "nagiosadmin" administrator account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging knowledge. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798), which allows attackers to gain access using credentials embedded in source code. The Fedora Nagios package uses "nagiosadmin" as the default password for the "nagiosadmin" administrator account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging knowledge of the credentials. Affected products include: Nagios.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Remove hard-coded credentials, use environment variables or secrets management, rotate exposed credentials immediately.
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in Nagios Core before 3.4.4, and Icinga
Multiple off-by-one errors in Nagios Core 3.5.1, 4.0.2, and earlier, and Icinga before 1.8.5, 1.9 before 1.9.4, and 1.10
MagpieRSS, as used in the front-end component in Nagios Core before 4.2.2 might allow remote attackers to read or write
base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account in the nagios group to gain root
Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is
qh_help in Nagios Core version 4.4.1 and earlier is prone to a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability, which allows atta
Nagios 4.4.5 allows an attacker, who already has administrative access to change the "URL for JSON CGIs" configuration s
Nagios Log Server 2.1.3 has CSRF. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authent
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script fil
Off-by-one error in the process_cgivars function in contrib/daemonchk.c in Nagios Core 3.5.1, 4.0.2, and earlier allows
Nagios Log Server 2.1.3 has Incorrect Access Control. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely e
rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1, allows local users to overw
Same weakness CWE-798 – Use of Hard-coded Credentials
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