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CVE-2024-24401: Nagios XI · SQL Injection

Source CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · 45% EPSS · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:54 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
45.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 98% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Feb 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately assess their Nagios XI deployments to determine if they are running version 2024R1.01 or affected variants. Until an official patch is released, implement the following mitigations: 1) Restrict network access to the monitoringwizard.php component by limiting access to trusted IP addresses or internal networks only via firewall rules or VPNs. 2) Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules to detect and block SQL Injection attempts targeting monitoringwizard.php. 3) Monitor logs for unusual or suspicious requests to monitoringwizard.php, especially those containing SQL syntax or unexpected parameters. 4) Conduct code reviews and apply input validation and parameterized queries in the monitoringwizard.php component if custom modifications exist. 5) Plan for rapid deployment of official patches once available from Nagios. 6) Consider isolating Nagios XI servers from critical network segments to limit lateral movement in case of compromise. 7) Educate security teams to prioritize this vulnerability in their threat hunting and incident response activities. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice by focusing on the specific vulnerable component and its network exposure.

Description

SQL Injection vulnerability in Nagios XI 2024R1.01 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload to the monitoringwizard.php component.

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