FKIE_CVE-2021-25297

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-02-15 13:15 - Updated: 2026-07-09 13:39
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection. The vulnerability exists in the file /usr/local/nagiosxi/html/includes/configwizards/switch/switch.inc.php due to improper sanitization of authenticated user-controlled input by a single HTTP request, which can lead to OS command injection on the Nagios XI server.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161561/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170924/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/versions.phpProduct
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/fs0c-sh/nagios-xi-5.7.5-bugs/blob/main/README.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.fastly.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-command-injection-cve-2021-25296-7-8-with-metasploit-module-andExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161561/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170924/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/versions.phpProduct
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/fs0c-sh/nagios-xi-5.7.5-bugs/blob/main/README.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.fastly.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-command-injection-cve-2021-25296-7-8-with-metasploit-module-andExploit, Third Party Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25297US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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