# CVE-2023-7317: Nagios XI < 2024R1 Web SSH Terminal Missing Access Control

> Low-privileged attackers can bypass authorization in Nagios XI's Web SSH Terminal to execute commands or view sensitive data.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 14 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xh9p-x5hc-hgcp

## What is CVE-2023-7317?

CVE-2023-7317 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 30 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1 contain a missing access control vulnerability via the Web SSH Terminal. A remote, low-privileged attacker could access or interact with the terminal interface without sufficient authorization, potentially allowing unauthorized command execution or disclosure of sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7317?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nagios Nagios Xi.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7317?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7317 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7317 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7317 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-2023-7317 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7317 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 30 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7317 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-2023-7317/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7317/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7317
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7317
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7317

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7317/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.