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CVE-2021-25297

Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection. The vulnerability exists in the file...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
January 18, 2021
Published Date
February 15, 2021
Last Updated
February 04, 2025
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
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.
Tags
php ios cisa nuclei_scanner metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

9.0

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2022-01-18 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

http://nagios.com https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/versions.php https://github.com/fs0c-sh/nagios-xi-5.7.5-bugs/blob/main/README.md 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://www.fastly.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-command-injection-cve-2021-25296-7-8-with-metasploit-module-and

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-01-18 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/nagios_xi_configwizards_authenticated_rce.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:14 UTC
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-25297.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Detected by Metasploit