CVE-2023-41807
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Privilege Management vulnerability in Pandora FMS on all allows Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability allows a user to escalate permissions on the system shell. This issue affects Pandora FMS: from 700 through 773.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Pandora FMS that allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges and gain shell access on the underlying system. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation or enforcement of privilege boundaries in versions 700 through 773, enabling a user with standard privileges to execute commands with elevated system-level permissions.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 700, <= 773CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Pandora FMS versionLocate the Pandora FMS installation directory and check the version file, or run the command: pandora_manage /path/to/pandora_server.conf --version, or check the web interface footer for the version number.Affected if The installed version is 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754,
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Verify command execution feature statusCheck the Pandora FMS configuration file (usually pandora_server.conf) for the parameters related to shell command execution, or inspect the Enterprise/web console for any command execution or shell access plugins/modules that may be enabled.Affected if The command execution, shell access, or any feature allowing arbitrary command execution is enabled and accessible to standard authenticated users.
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Review user privilege assignmentsLog into the Pandora FMS console as an administrator and navigate to the user management section. Examine which users have standard privileges versus elevated administrative roles.Affected if There exist users with standard (non-administrator) privileges in the system who could potentially access the vulnerable feature.
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Inspect access logs for suspicious activityReview Pandora FMS server and web access logs for entries showing command execution, shell invocations, or privilege escalation attempts from standard user accounts.Affected if Logs show command execution or shell access performed by users who should only have standard privileges.
You are affected if Pandora FMS version is between 700 and 773 inclusive, and standard authenticated users have access to features that allow command execution or shell access on the underlying system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Pandora FMS to a version beyond 773 that includes the security patch for this vulnerability. Until an upgrade is possible, restrict user permissions to the minimum required and monitor system access logs for suspicious shell command execution.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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