CVE-2021-25296 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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/windowswmi/windowswmi.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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is in the KEV database since Jan. 18, 2022.

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Nagios	Nagios Xi

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:5.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://nagios.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161561/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170924/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html
https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/versions.php
https://github.com/fs0c-sh/nagios-xi-5.7.5-bugs/blob/main/README.md
https://www.fastly.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-command-injection-cve-2021-25296-7-8-with-metasploit-module-and

History

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2022-01-18'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-04T20:24:54.374Z

Reserved: 2021-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-25296

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:56:11.223Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-15T13:15:12.683

Modified: 2025-02-04T21:15:21.753

Link: CVE-2021-25296

Redhat

No data.

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