CVE-2015-8368 EXPLOIT
6.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.1% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and gain privileges via the user cookie and username parameter to admin/password_reset.lua.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.1% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-254 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-12-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ntop | ntopng |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ntop-ng 2.0.151021 - Privilege Escalation | 2015-12-01 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134593/ntop-ng-2.0.15102-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38836/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134593/ntop-ng-2.0.15102-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38836/
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