CVE-2023-37154 Command injection in n/a

High 8.4 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands in Nagios check_by_ssh via specific SSH configuration options, requiring non-default settings.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-37154?

CVE-2023-37154 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

check_by_ssh in Nagios nagios-plugins 2.4.5 allows arbitrary command execution via ProxyCommand, LocalCommand, and PermitLocalCommand with \${IFS}. This has been categorized both as fixed in e8810de, and as intended behavior.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37154?

How do I fix CVE-2023-37154?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37154 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-2023-37154 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-37154 exists.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37154, GHSA-p3gv-vmpx-hhw4, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37154.

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