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CVE-2013-1362 is an incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the NRPE command-processing implementation before version 2.14. The blacklist fails to block shell command-substitution syntax. An attacker can supply input containing $() metacharacters that Bash processes, causing execution of arbitrary shell commands.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module: 'nagios_nrpe_arguments.rb', which exploits a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2013-1362) in Nagios NRPE (prior to 2.14) when the 'dont_blame_nrpe' option is enabled. The exploit targets the NRPE service over TCP port 5666, optionally using Anonymous-Diffie-Hellman SSL. It abuses the ability to pass arguments to NRPE plugins, injecting a base64-encoded shell command via crafted arguments. The payload is written to a temporary file, decoded, and executed, allowing arbitrary command execution as the NRPE user. The module supports various command payloads (shell, perl, python, ruby, telnet) depending on what is available on the target. The code is operational and ready for use within the Metasploit framework, providing a reliable method for remote code execution on vulnerable Nagios NRPE installations.
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