CVE-2021-37347 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges in Nagios XI by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability in the getprofile.sh script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-37347?
CVE-2021-37347 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 13 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nagios XI before version 5.8.5 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation because getprofile.sh does not validate the directory name it receives as an argument.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37347?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.
How do I fix CVE-2021-37347?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37347 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-37347 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37347 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vgwr-86cx-jp7f.