ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and gain privileges via the user cookie and username parameter to admin/password_reset.lua.
CVE-2015-8368
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.0 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 5.1% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fixed version is listed under Patch Availability — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 6.0MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 6.0MEDIUMlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 48EG Risk 48/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity60% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.Action: A fixed version is listed under Patch Availability. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 5.1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 92nd
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.
A fixed version is listed under Patch Availability. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
December 17, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (6)
- cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134593/ntop-ng-2.0.15102-Privilege-Escalation.html
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/10
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38836/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134593/ntop-ng-2.0.15102-Privilege-Escalation.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/10
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38836/
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian:13 | ntopng @ 2.2+dfsg1-1 (fixes >=0) | — | osv |
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-38836First seen Dec 1, 2015
ntop-ng 2.0.151021 - Privilege Escalation
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