Nagios XI < 2012R1.6 Auto-Discovery Missing Authorization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Nagios XI versions prior to 2012R1.6 contain an authorization flaw in the Auto-Discovery functionality. Users with read-only roles could directly reach Auto-Discovery endpoints and pages that should require elevated permissions, exposing discovery results and allowing unintended access to discovery operations.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagios | XI | before 2012R1.6 | 2012R1.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- XI VendorNagios Affected before 2012R1.6 Fixed in 2012R1.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2011 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012 r1.0 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012 r1.1 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012 r1.2 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012 r1.3 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012 r1.4 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012 r1.5 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2011 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012 r1.0 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012 r1.1 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012 r1.2 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012 r1.3 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012 r1.4 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2012:r1.5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012 r1.5 Vulnerable ·Nagios
Remediation
- Fix · CNA XI (Nagios) Fixed in 2012R1.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Nagios XI 2012R1.6
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2013-06213 Nagios XI < 2012R1.6 Auto-Discovery Shell Command InjectionPriority MEDIUM 52
- TI-2013-06211 Nagios XI < 2012R1.6 Reflected XSS via Dashlet AJAX Load FunctionalityPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-10072
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwm3-9rh9-v735
References
More Nagios Xi vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07545 Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-07544 Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-07543 Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-11993 Nagios XI before 5.6.6 allows remote command execution as root. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-26027 Nagios XI before version 5.11.3 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE)… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11196 Snoopy 1.0 in Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2013-10072 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-10072 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vwm3-9rh9-v735 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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