CVE-2013-1362: nagios remote_plug_in_executor Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-1362 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in nagios remote_plug_in_executor. EPSS estimates a 65.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 09-07-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
65.72%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 65.72% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundNagios Remote Plugin Executor Arbitrary Command Execution
exploit/linux/misc/nagios_nrpe_arguments
Maturity: weaponized
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- nagios-nrpe< 2.13-3
Nagios1 product
- remote_plug_in_executor≤ 2.13 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0b1 | 2.0b2 | 2.0b3 | 2.0b4 | 2.0b5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5.1 | 2.5.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7.1 | 2.8 | 2.8.1 | 2.8b1 | 2.9 | 2.10 | 2.11 | 2.12
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL11.4 | 12.1 | 12.2
Ubuntu1 product
- nagios-nrpe< 2.15-0ubuntu1
4 vendors · 4 products
References
9 links- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807241X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.occamsec.com/vulnerabilities.htmlX Refsource MISC
