| Name | CVE-2020-36969 |
| Description | M/Monit 3.7.4 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to modify user permissions by manipulating the admin parameter. Attackers can send a POST request to the /api/1/admin/users/update endpoint with a crafted payload to grant administrative access to a standard user account. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| monit (PTS) | bullseye | 1:5.27.2-1 | undetermined |
| bookworm | 1:5.33.0-1 | undetermined |
| trixie | 1:5.34.3-1 | undetermined |
| forky, sid | 1:5.35.2-3 | undetermined |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| monit | source | (unstable) | undetermined | | | |
Notes
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49080
check, unclear upstream status