CVE-2020-35578

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Published Jan 13, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 81.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in the Manage Plugins page in Nagios XI before 5.8.0. Because the line-ending conversion feature is mishandled during a plugin upload, a remote, authenticated admin user can execute operating-system commands.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 81.9% (81.915% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160948/Nagios-XI-5.7.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162207/Nagios-XI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/
https://www.nagios.com/products/security/

History

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Subscriptions

Nagios Nagios Xi

Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 13, 2021, 8:19 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:09 PM
Reserved: Dec 20, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:13 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 13, 2021, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:13 AM

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