Description
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.
Problem types
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Product status
Any version before 2012R1.6
Credits
James Clawson
References
www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
www.vulncheck.com/...-auto-discovery-shell-command-injection