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CVE-2023-4677: Unauthenticated Admin Account Takeover Via Cron Log File Backups

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-11-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Cron log backup files contain administrator session IDs. It is trivial for any attacker who can reach the Pandora FMS Console to scrape the cron logs directory for cron log backups. The contents of these log files can then be abused to authenticate to the application as an administrator. This issue affects Pandora FMS <= 772.

Affected products

• Pandora FMS: from 700 before 773 — fixed in 773

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Pandora FMS 773. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://pandorafms.com/en/security/common-vulnerabilities-and-exposures/
• https://pandorafms.com/en/security/common-vulnerabilities-and-exposures/

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