CVE-2021-25297High· 8.8▾ Abyssal⚠ Exploited in the wildPoC availableNagios 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 inpu…
▾ Abyssal zone — Critical with a public exploit or in-the-wild use
impact 48.4 · likelihood 11.3 · exploitation 25
A public proof-of-concept already exists for this vulnerability — see Exploit availability below.
Public exploit / PoC code seen in 2 sources. Availability, not in-the-wild use.
Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Aug 6.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via NVD
Federal remediation due Feb 1, 2022
Last analysed / modified upstream
56%
56% → 57%
Metasploit ×1 · Nuclei ×1
Added to the CISA catalog on Jan 18, 2022. Federal remediation due Feb 1, 2022. View catalog ↗
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.
nagios_xi >= 5.5.6, <= 5.7.5Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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