RCE in Nagios Xi
CVE-2019-20197
In Nagios XI 5.6.9, an authenticated user is able to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the id parameter to schedulereport.php, in the context of the web-server user account.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.224 (97.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.224 · newest: 0.224 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nagios Xi — versions 5.6.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- code610.blogspot.com/2019/12/postauth-rce-in-latest-nagiosxi.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-20197?
- CVE-2019-20197 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-12-31.
- How severe is CVE-2019-20197?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-20197 known to be exploited?
- 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.