High severity · published Feb 15, 2021
CVE-2021-25297
Nagios XI OS Command Injection
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
56.7%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)56.7% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jan 18, 2022
Federal remediation dueFeb 1, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NX
Nagios XI · Nagios
5.5.6 through 5.7.5 · source: NVD, KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25297
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25297
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
assets.nagios.com
https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/versions.php
github.com
https://github.com/fs0c-sh/nagios-xi-5.7.5-bugs/blob/main/README.md
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161561/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170924/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html
www.fastly.com
https://www.fastly.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-command-injection-cve-2021-25296-7-8-with-metasploit-module-and
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