CVE-2021-40344

An issue was discovered in Nagios XI 5.8.5. In the Custom Includes section of the Admin panel, an administrator can upload files with arbitrary extensions as long as the MIME type corresponds to an image. Therefore it is possible to upload a crafted PHP script to achieve remote command execution.

CVSS v3.0 7.2 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

7.2^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/Nagios_XI_multiple_vulnerabilities_0.pdf	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://synacktiv.com	Not Applicable
https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:5.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2021-10-26 04:15

Updated : 2021-11-02 07:54

NVD link : CVE-2021-40344

Mitre link : CVE-2021-40344

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-434

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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Products Affected

nagios

nagios_xi

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