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: 2008-11-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5027 is rated Moderate Risk (45.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.71%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5027

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 7.62% 0.71% -6.91%
2 2024-12-23 8.48% 7.62% -0.86%
3 2024-12-17 — 8.48% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5027

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5027

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5027

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2008-5027: 1 GLSA(s) (200907-15), 1 atom(s) (net-analyzer/nagios-core); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-5027
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-5027 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (nagios, nagios2, nagios3), 15 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): DNE 7, released 4, ignored 2, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5027

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5027

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nagios nagios <= 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.0_b1 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0_b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.0_b2 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0_b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.0_b3 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0_b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.0b1 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.0b2 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.0b3 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.0b4 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.0b5 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.0b6 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.0b1 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.0b2 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.0b3 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.0b4 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.0b5 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.0b6 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.0rc1 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.0rc2 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
op5 monitor <= 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:op5:monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
op5 monitor 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:op5:monitor:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
op5 monitor 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:op5:monitor:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
op5 monitor 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:op5:monitor:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
op5 monitor 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:op5:monitor:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
op5 monitor 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:op5:monitor:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
op5 monitor 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:op5:monitor:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
op5 monitor 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:op5:monitor:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
op5 monitor 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:op5:monitor:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
op5 monitor 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:op5:monitor:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
op5 monitor 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:op5:monitor:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5027

URL Tags
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 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.nagios.org/development/history/nagios-3x.php Patch
http://www.op5.com/support/news/389-important-security-fix-available-for-op5-monitor Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/06/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32156 Patch
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/
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