# CVE-2018-10735: SQL injection in n/a

> An attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cname parameter in the admin command line interface of Nagios XI.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 May 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9wpp-wqw3-4f2h

## What is CVE-2018-10735?

CVE-2018-10735 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 16 May 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A SQL injection issue was discovered in Nagios XI before 5.4.13 via the admin/commandline.php cname parameter.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10735?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nagios Nagios Xi.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-10735?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10735 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-10735 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-10735 exists.

Public exploit code:

- NagiosXI <= 5.4.12 `commandline.php` SQL injection (nuclei): http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-10735.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi

- [CVE-2021-25296](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25296/): Nagios XI OS Command Injection (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-25297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25297/): Nagios XI OS Command Injection (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-25298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25298/): Nagios XI OS Command Injection (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-15949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15949/): Nagios XI Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-24401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24401/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-10735 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-10735 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 16 May 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-10735 exists.

Affected product: Nagios Nagios Xi. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2018-10735/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10735/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10735
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10735
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10735

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