CVE-2020-5792 Command injection in Nagios XI
Authenticated admins can inject commands to write arbitrary files and execute code as the apache user in Nagios XI.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5792?
CVE-2020-5792 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 20 Oct 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to write to arbitrary files and ultimately execute code with the privileges of the apache user.
Weakness: CWE-88
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5792?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5792?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5792 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-2020-5792 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-5792 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-4w5r-xgqv-25rr.