CVE-2018-19410

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: November 21, 2018 Modified: November 07, 2025

Description

PRTG Network Monitor before 18.2.40.1683 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to create users with read-write privileges (including administrator). A remote unauthenticated user can craft an HTTP request and override attributes of the 'include' directive in /public/login.htm and perform a Local File Inclusion attack, by including /api/addusers and executing it. By providing the 'id' and 'users' parameters, an unauthenticated attacker can create a user with read-write privileges (including administrator).

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/threatscape/pt-2018-24/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-19410
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
91.8%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2025-02-25

Affected Vendors

paessler