Is CVE-2018-16145 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-16145 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-16145?

CVE-2018-16145 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-16145?

CVE-2018-16145 has an EPSS score of 2.31% (81th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16145?

Upgrade opsview to 5.4.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-16145

HIGHEPSS 81th pctl

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The /etc/init.d/opsview-reporting-module script that runs at boot time in Opsview Monitor before 5.3.1 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2 invokes a file that can be edited by the nagios user, and would allow attackers to elevate their privileges to root after a system restart, hence obtaining full control of the appliance.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

opsviewNVD

Affected:>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.2Fixed in:5.4.2CVE-2018-16145derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

Vendor Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.