# CVE-2015-1561: Centreon Command Injection

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ns_id parameter due to improper input sanitization.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c4fj-3wqq-g9c9

## What is CVE-2015-1561?

CVE-2015-1561 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 14 Jul 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The escape_command function in include/Administration/corePerformance/getStats.php in Centreon (formerly Merethis Centreon) 2.5.4 and earlier (fixed in Centreon 19.10.0) uses an incorrect regular expression, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ns_id parameter.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1561?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including centreon/centreon. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `centreon/centreon` | Packagist | All versions | 2.8.28 |
| `centreon/centreon` | Packagist | All versions | 2.8.28 |

Products: Centreon Centreon.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1561?

Upgrade centreon/centreon to 2.8.28 or later.

## Is CVE-2015-1561 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1561 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Centreon 2.5.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Centreon Centreon

- [CVE-2021-37558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37558/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-17647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17647/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-21024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21024/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16194/): SQL injection in Centreon (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-19281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19281/): Centreon allows SNMP trap SQL Injection (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1561 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1561 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 14 Jul 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1561 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- centreon/centreon (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.8.28
- centreon/centreon (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.8.28

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1561/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1561/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1561
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1561
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1561

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