{"id":85852,"date":"2025-11-16T00:26:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T00:26:34","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2024-22197-critical-vulnerability-in-nginx-ui-could-lead-to-remote-code-execution-privilege-escalation-and-information-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-22197-critical-vulnerability-in-nginx-ui-could-lead-to-remote-code-execution-privilege-escalation-and-information-disclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-22197: Critical Vulnerability in Nginx-UI could lead to Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation, and Information Disclosure<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability CVE-2024-22197 is a serious security concern in Nginx-ui, an online server monitoring tool. This vulnerability poses a significant threat to all users of the affected software, potentially leading to system compromise, data leakage, and unauthorized privilege escalation. It necessitates immediate attention and remediation due to its high severity score.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-22197<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.7)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network (API)<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (authenticated access)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation, and Information Disclosure<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2221111351\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Nginx-ui | Up to 2.0.0.beta.8<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by sending a malicious request to the API. Although the Nginx-ui interface does not allow users to modify certain settings, the underlying API does expose `test_config_cmd`, `reload_cmd`, and `restart_cmd`. By crafting a specific request to this API, an attacker can execute arbitrary commands, escalate privileges, and disclose sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2662971352\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability through a HTTP POST request:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/api\/config HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;test_config_cmd&quot;: &quot;malicious_command&quot;,\n&quot;reload_cmd&quot;: &quot;malicious_command&quot;,\n&quot;restart_cmd&quot;: &quot;malicious_command&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized system access or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Organizations using Nginx-ui are strongly advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. The issue has been patched in version 2.0.0.beta.9. As a temporary mitigation measure, you could use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor and block any suspicious API requests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability CVE-2024-22197 is a serious security concern in Nginx-ui, an online server monitoring tool. This vulnerability poses a significant threat to all users of the affected software, potentially leading to system compromise, data leakage, and unauthorized privilege escalation. It necessitates immediate attention and remediation due to its high severity score. 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