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8.8
CVSS
High

CVE-2021-25298

PUBLISHED

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

Exploited in the wild Remote Low complexity No user interaction
Vendor
Nagios
Product
Nagios XI
Published
Feb 15, 2021
EPSS
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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/cloud-vm/cloud-vm.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.

php ios cisa nuclei_scanner metasploit

CVSS scores

CVSS v3.1 8.8 High

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

CVSS v2.0 9.0

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

Exploitation status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2022-01-18 00:00:00 UTC · Source

SSVC decision points

Exploitation
active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
total

References

Known exploited vulnerability sources

Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.

Source Added
CISA Jan 18, 2022
CISA Jan 18, 2022

Scanner integrations

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/nagios_xi_configwizards_authenticated_rce.rb Apr 28, 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-25298.yaml Apr 25, 2025

Potential proof of concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

nagios_xi_configwizards_authenticated_rce

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2021-25298

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Detected by Metasploit