CVE-2018-9276: Paessler PRTG Network Monitor OS Command Injection Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Paessler PRTG Network Monitor OS Command Injection Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
An issue was discovered in PRTG Network Monitor before 18.2.39. An attacker who has access to the PRTG System Administrator web console with administrative privileges can exploit an OS command injection vulnerability (both on the server and on devices) by sending malformed parameters in sensor or notification management scenarios.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Paessler: PRTG Network Monitor
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/148334/PRTG-Command-Injection.html (opens in new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/161183/PRTG-Network-Monitor-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46527/ (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542103/100/0/threaded (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)