CVE-2020-15901 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands in Nagios XI via the ajaxhelper.php script.

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-2020-15901?

CVE-2020-15901 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 22 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Nagios XI before 5.7.3, ajaxhelper.php allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via cmdsubsys.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15901?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15901?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15901 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-2020-15901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nagios Nagios Xi vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8382-whm2-5r8x.

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