CVE-2019-9164 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated users can execute arbitrary remote commands via a new autodiscovery job in Nagios XI.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-9164?

CVE-2019-9164 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 28 Mar 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Command injection in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows an authenticated users to execute arbitrary remote commands via a new autodiscovery job.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9164?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9164?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2019-9164 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9164 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nagios Nagios Xi vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cvv6-3m9w-p3gc.

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