CVE-2020-5791
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to execute operating system...
- Published
- Oct 20, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- tenable
- Evidence observed
- Oct 28, 2020
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.6%
- Model date
- Oct 17, 2026
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Summary
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to execute operating system commands with the privileges of the apache user.
Sources
- Nagios XI ScannerModule
modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/nagios_xi_scanner.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- verification: check_not_declared($.auxiliary_scanner/http/nagios_xi_scanner.check)
modules/exploits/linux/http/nagios_xi_mibs_authenticated_rce.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Linux,Unix($.exploit_linux/http/nagios_xi_mibs_authenticated_rce.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_linux/http/nagios_xi_mibs_authenticated_rce.check)
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