CVE-2023-37154

high

Description

check_by_ssh in Nagios nagios-plugins 2.4.5 allows arbitrary command execution via ProxyCommand, LocalCommand, and PermitLocalCommand with \${IFS}. This has been categorized both as fixed in e8810de, and as intended behavior.

References

https://joshua.hu/nagios-hacking-cve-2023-37154

https://github.com/nagios-plugins/nagios-plugins/commit/e8810de21be80148562b7e0168b0a62aeedffde6

https://github.com/monitoring-plugins/monitoring-plugins/security/advisories/GHSA-p3gv-vmpx-hhw4

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-41074

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-10-09

Updated: 2026-04-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H