TI-2021-12728 Aliases CVE-2021-33177 GHSA-24m7-qjg5-vgqc

SQL injection in Nagios XI

MEDIUM 50CWE-89Published 2021-10-14 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

The Bulk Modifications functionality in Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.5 is vulnerable to SQL injection. Exploitation requires the malicious actor to be authenticated to the vulnerable system, but once authenticated they would be able to execute arbitrary sql queries.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.10132 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Nagios XI (Nagios): 5.8.5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Nagios	Nagios XI	before 5.8.5	5.8.5	Patch available	CNA

Nagios XI VendorNagios Affected before 5.8.5 Fixed in 5.8.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi::::::::	before 5.8.5	Vulnerable	Nagios

cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.8.5 Vulnerable ·Nagios

Remediation

Fix · CNA Nagios XI (Nagios) Fixed in 5.8.5

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-33177
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-24m7-qjg5-vgqc

References

Advisory 1

https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/software-security/cyrc-advisory-nagios-xi

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

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Sources

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