CVE-2024-22197: Authenticated (user role) remote command execution by modifying `nginx` settings (GHSL-2023-269)

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-01-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

Nginx-ui is online statistics for Server Indicators Monitor CPU usage, memory usage, load average, and disk usage in real-time. The `Home > Preference` page exposes a small list of nginx settings such as `Nginx Access Log Path` and `Nginx Error Log Path`. However, the API also exposes `test_config_cmd`, `reload_cmd` and `restart_cmd`. While the UI doesn't allow users to modify any of these settings, it is possible to do so by sending a request to the API. This issue may lead to authenticated Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation, and Information Disclosure. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.0.beta.9.

Affected products

0xJacky nginx-ui: before 2.0.0; 2.0.0-beta1, 2.0.0-beta2, 2.0.0-beta3, 2.0.0-beta4, 2.0.0-beta4_patch, 2.0.0-beta5 (+7) — fixed in 2.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: 0xJacky nginx-ui 2.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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