CVE-2013-1362
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in nrpc.c in Nagios Remote Plug-In Executor (NRPE) before 2.14 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via "$()" shell metacharacters, which are processed by bash.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)
Metasploit modules
OS impact
SUSE Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 12.2 | Affected | — |
| 12.1 | Affected | — |
| 11.4 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.13-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.13-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.13-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.13-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.13-3 |
Application impact
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00006.html
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Feb/119
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24955
- http://www.occamsec.com/vulnerabilities.html#nagios_metacharacter_vulnerability
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807241
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1362
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.