CVE-2021-25297 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection. The vulnerability exists in the file /usr/local/nagiosxi/html/includes/configwizards/switch/switch.inc.php due to improper sanitization of authenticated user-controlled input by a single HTTP request, which can lead to OS command injection on the Nagios XI server.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 in the KEV database since Jan. 18, 2022.

The EPSS score is 0.60589.

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Nagios	Nagios Xi

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://nagios.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161561/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170924/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html
https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/versions.php
https://github.com/fs0c-sh/nagios-xi-5.7.5-bugs/blob/main/README.md
https://www.fastly.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-command-injection-cve-2021-25296-7-8-with-metasploit-module-and

History

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 02:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-78

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:5.7.5:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi::::::::

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2022-01-18'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-07-30T01:38:19.957Z

Reserved: 2021-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-25297

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:56:11.178Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-02-15T13:15:12.793

Modified: 2025-07-30T19:11:27.157

Link: CVE-2021-25297

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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