THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-19204
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2018-19204

Prtg Network Monitor vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
4.6%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
PRTG Network Monitor before 18.3.44.2054 allows a remote authenticated attacker (with read-write privileges) to execute arbitrary code and OS commands with system privileges. When creating an HTTP Advanced Sensor, the user's input in the POST parameter 'proxyport_' is mishandled. The attacker can craft an HTTP request and override the 'writeresult' command-line parameter for HttpAdvancedSensor.exe to store arbitrary data in an arbitrary place on the file system. For example, the attacker can create an executable file in the \Custom Sensors\EXE directory and execute it by creating EXE/Script Sensor.
Affected vendor
Paessler
Affected product
Prtg Network Monitor
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2018-11-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-19204

  • Confirm whether Paessler Prtg Network Monitor is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-19204.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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