CVE-2021-25297
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-02-15 00:00
Modified
2025-02-04 19:46
Severity ?
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://nagios.comProduct
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.phpExploit, Product
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://nagios.comProduct
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.phpExploit, Product
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
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-01-18

Due date: 2022-02-01

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25297

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