# CVE-2021-37352: Open redirect in n/a

> An attacker can trick users into clicking a crafted link in Nagios XI, leading to potential spoofing via an open redirect vulnerability.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6m4f-j9v5-qr3h

## What is CVE-2021-37352?

CVE-2021-37352 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 13 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An open redirect vulnerability exists in Nagios XI before version 5.8.5 that could lead to spoofing. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could send a link that has a specially crafted URL and convince the user to click the link.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37352?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nagios Nagios Xi.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-37352?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37352 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-37352 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2021-37352 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-37352 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 13 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2021-37352/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37352/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37352
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37352
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-37352

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37352/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.