CVE-2024-13998 Nagios XI < 2024R1.1.3 API Keys & Hashed Passwords Authenticated Information Disclosure
Authenticated users can access sensitive API keys and password hashes, potentially leading to account compromise or offline cracking.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13998?
CVE-2024-13998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 3 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.3, under certain circumstances, disclose sensitive user account information (including API keys and hashed passwords) to authenticated users who should not have access to that data. Exposure of API keys or password hashes could lead to account compromise, abuse of API privileges, or offline cracking attempts. CVE-2024-13995 addresses a similar vulnerability with a potentially incomplete fix for the underlying problem in earlier versions.
Weakness: CWE-497
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13998?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-13998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mr3-pj2m-q569.