CVE-2024-13998: Nagios XI < 2024R1.1.3 API Keys & Hashed Passwords Authenticated Information Disclosure

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-13998 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in nagios nagios_xi. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-11-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 30-09-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.3, under certain circumstances, disclose sensitive user account information (including API keys and hashed passwords) to authenticated users who should not have access to that data. Exposure of API keys or password hashes could lead to account compromise, abuse of API privileges, or offline cracking attempts. CVE-2024-13995 addresses a similar vulnerability with a potentially incomplete fix for the underlying problem in earlier versions.

• CWE-497Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control SphereThe 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.