cat03 Lilac-Reloaded up to 2.0.8 on Nagios Autodiscovery Endpoint nmap_binary os command injection

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in cat03 Lilac-Reloaded up to 2.0.8 on Nagios. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Autodiscovery Endpoint. Executing a manipulation of the argument nmap_binary can lead to os command injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-53948. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in cat03 Lilac-Reloaded up to 2.0.8 on Nagios. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Autodiscovery Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument nmap_binary with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Lilac-Reloaded for Nagios 2.0.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the autodiscovery feature that allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands. Attackers can exploit the lack of input filtering in the nmap_binary parameter to execute a reverse shell by sending a crafted POST request to the autodiscovery endpoint.

The weakness was published by Max and Zoltan Padanyi as 51374. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-53948 since 12/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (51374). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• cat03

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• Lilac-Reloaded

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• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.5
• 2.0.6
• 2.0.7
• 2.0.8

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