Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.7 used a temporary directory for Highcharts exports with overly permissive ownership/permissions under the Apache user. Local or co-hosted processes could read/overwrite export artifacts or manipulate paths, risking disclosure or tampering and potential code execution depending on deployment.
Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Nagios addresses this vulnerability as "Fixed security permissions issue with apache user and temp directory used by Highcharts."


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nagios nagios Xi
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nagios nagios Xi
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nagios
Nagios xi
Vendors & Products Nagios
Nagios xi

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.7 used a temporary directory for Highcharts exports with overly permissive ownership/permissions under the Apache user. Local or co-hosted processes could read/overwrite export artifacts or manipulate paths, risking disclosure or tampering and potential code execution depending on deployment.
Title Nagios XI < 5.8.7 Insecure Permissions on Highcharts Temporary Directory
Weaknesses CWE-250
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-17T18:21:43.914Z

Reserved: 2025-10-30T15:47:16.865Z

Link: CVE-2021-47700

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-31T13:06:04.404Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-30T22:15:41.497

Modified: 2025-11-05T18:22:22.017

Link: CVE-2021-47700

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-31T10:13:01Z