CVE-2021-47693

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

T

he Core Config Manager (CCM) in Nagios XI versions prior to CCM 3.1.3 / Nagios XI 5.8.5 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the search text handling. Unsanitized user-supplied input was incorporated into SQL queries used by configuration object editors, allowing authenticated users to inject SQL fragments. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized disclosure or modification of configuration and application data, and in some environments could allow further compromise of the application or backend database.

References

Link	Resource
https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/	Release Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-ccm-sqli-via-improper-escaping-in-search-text	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

06 Nov 2025, 18:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Nagios Nagios nagios Xi
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 8.8
References	~~() https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ -~~	() https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ - Release Notes
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-ccm-sqli-via-improper-escaping-in-search-text -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-ccm-sqli-via-improper-escaping-in-search-text - Third Party Advisory

30 Oct 2025, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-10-30 22:15

Updated : 2025-11-06 18:19

NVD link : CVE-2021-47693

Mitre link : CVE-2021-47693

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-47693

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nagios_xi

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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