XI: Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
CVE-2024-13999 is a critical-severity exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere vulnerability in XI from Nagios, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 2024R1.1.3 as the first without the flaw, so updating XI to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 1.88% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 80% of scored CVEs.
Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.
What to do
- Update XI to 2024R1.1.3 or a later version.
- Update Nagios Xi to 2024 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on nagios.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nagios | XI | before 2024R1.1.3 | 2024R1.1.3 |
| Nagios | Nagios Xi | before 2024; 2024 | 2024 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | 7.3 | High | CNA (vulncheck.com) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 | Critical | NVD |
Official description
Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.3, under certain circumstances, disclose the server's Active Directory (AD) or LDAP authentication token to an authenticated user. Exposure of the server’s AD/LDAP token could allow domain-wide authentication misuse, escalation of privileges, or further compromise of network-integrated systems.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
The product does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the product does.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Production applications should never use methods that generate internal details such as stack traces and error messages unless that information is directly committed to a log that is not viewable by the end user. All error message text should be HTML entity encoded before being written to the log file to protect against potential cross-site scripting attacks against the viewer of the logs
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Advisories
Patches and release notes
- nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/Release Notes
Third-party and government advisories
Other vulnerabilities in XI
- 7.2 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.2 High severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.2 High severity
- 7.2 High severity
Recent Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerabilities
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.9 Critical severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
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