CVE-2013-10073

Nagios XI versions prior to 2012R1.6 contain a shell command injection vulnerability in the Auto-Discovery tool. User-controlled input is passed to a shell without adequate sanitation or argument quoting, allowing an authenticated user with access to discovery functionality to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the application service.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/	Release Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-auto-discovery-shell-command-injection	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.0::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.4::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.5::::::

History

06 Nov 2025, 16:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-10-30 22:15

Updated : 2025-11-06 16:24

NVD link : CVE-2013-10073

Mitre link : CVE-2013-10073

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-10073

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nagios

nagios_xi

CWE

CWE-78

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

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