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

- Also known as: GHSA-PXMR-Q2X3-9X9M, GO-2024-2464
- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.0.beta.9, 1.9.10-0.20231219184941-827e76c46e63
- Published: 2024-01-11 · Updated: 2025-06-17

## Affected

- 0xJacky nginx-ui: fixed in 2.0.0.beta.9
- github.com/0xJacky/Nginx-UI (Go): fixed in 1.9.10-0.20231219184941-827e76c46e63

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nginx, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.0.beta.9, 1.9.10-0.20231219184941-827e76c46e63) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [nginx](https://cve.now/tech/nginx.md) · [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-pxmr-q2x3-9x9m
- https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/commit/827e76c46e63c52114a62a899f61313039c754e3

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