SB2017122610 - Fedora 27 update for monit



SB2017122610 - Fedora 27 update for monit

Published: December 26, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017122610
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7067)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

Monit before version 5.20.0 is vulnerable to a cross site request forgery attack. Successful exploitation will enable an attacker to disable/enable all monitoring for a particular host or disable/enable monitoring for a specific service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.