Rapid7

module

Nagios XI 5.5.6 to 5.7.5 - ConfigWizards Authenticated Remote Code Exection

Disclosed
Feb 13, 2021

Description

This module exploits CVE-2021-25296, CVE-2021-25297, and CVE-2021-25298, which are
OS command injection vulnerabilities in the windowswmi, switch, and cloud-vm
configuration wizards that allow an authenticated user to perform remote code
execution on Nagios XI versions 5.5.6 to 5.7.5 as the apache user.

Valid credentials for a Nagios XI user are required. This module has
been successfully tested against official NagiosXI OVAs from 5.5.6-5.7.5.
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