CVE-2021-47700 | THREATINT

Description

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.7 used a temporary directory for Highcharts exports with overly permissive ownership/permissions under the Apache user. Local or co-hosted processes could read/overwrite export artifacts or manipulate paths, risking disclosure or tampering and potential code execution depending on deployment.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-10-30 | Published 2025-10-30 | Updated 2025-10-31 | Assigner VulnCheck

HIGH: 8.5CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Product status

Default status

unaffected

Any version before 5.8.7

affected

References

www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ release-notes patch

www.vulncheck.com/...sions-on-highcharts-temporary-directory third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2021-47700)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2021-47700)

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