USN-4860-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4860-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4860-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4860-1
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Published
2021-03-15T22:47:51.960470Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:24Z
Summary
monit vulnerabilities
Details

Zack Flack discovered that Monit incorrectly handled certain input. A remote authenticated user could exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2019-11454)

Zack Flack discovered a buffer overread when Monit decoded certain crafted URLs. An attacker could exploit this to potentially leak sensitive information. (CVE-2019-11455)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / monit

Package

Name
monit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/monit@1:5.6-2ubuntu0.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.6-2ubuntu0.1+esm2

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.5.1-1
1:5.6-1
1:5.6-2
1:5.6-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.6-2ubuntu0.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "monit"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-11454"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-11455"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / monit

Package

Name
monit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/monit@1:5.16-2ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.16-2ubuntu0.2+esm1

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.14-2
1:5.15-1
1:5.15-2
1:5.15-3
1:5.16-1
1:5.16-2
1:5.16-2ubuntu0.1
1:5.16-2ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.16-2ubuntu0.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "monit"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-11454"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-11455"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / monit

Package

Name
monit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/monit@1:5.25.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.25.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.23.0-2
1:5.23.0-4
1:5.25.1-1
1:5.25.1-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "monit"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-11454"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-11455"
        }
    ]
}