PNP4Nagios 0.6 through 0.6.16 uses world-readable permissions for process_perfdata.cfg…
Priority LOW 11CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
PNP4Nagios 0.6 through 0.6.16 uses world-readable permissions for process_perfdata.cfg, which allows local users to obtain the Gearman shared secret by reading the file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00342 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 15
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.0 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.1 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.2 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.3 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.4 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.5 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.6 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.7 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.10 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.11 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.6 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.7 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.10 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.11 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
Show 5 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.12 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.13 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.14 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.15 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.16 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.12 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.13 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.14 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.15 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:0.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.16 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3457
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v52g-ccj3-m6rp
References
More Pnp4nagios vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-19741 PNP4Nagios through 81ebfc5 has stored XSS in the AJAX controller via the basket API and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-19740 PNP4Nagios through 81ebfc5 lacks CSRF protection in the AJAX controller. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-12382 PNP4Nagios through 0.6.26 has /usr/bin/npcd and npcd.cfg owned by an unprivileged account… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2014-04040 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PNP4Nagios through 0.6.22 allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2014-04039 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-3457 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3457 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v52g-ccj3-m6rp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-3457 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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