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CVE-2015-1561

The escape_command function in include/Administration/corePerformance/getStats.php in Centreon (formerly Merethis Centreon) 2.5.4 and earlier (fixed in Centreon 19.10.0) uses an incorrect regular expression, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ns_id parameter.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-1561 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from centreon organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-07-14T16:59:01.267

Last Modified

2026-06-17T00:22:36.273

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-77

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	centreon	centreon	≤ 2.5.4	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132607/Merethis-Centreon-2.5.4-SQL-Injection-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535961/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
https://forge.centreon.com/projects/centreon/repository/revisions/387dffdd051dbc7a234e1138a9d06f3089bb55bb ([email protected])
https://github.com/centreon/centreon/commit/a78c60aad6fd5af9b51a6d5de5d65560ea37a98a#diff-27550b563fa8d660b64bca871a219cb1 ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132607/Merethis-Centreon-2.5.4-SQL-Injection-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535961/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://forge.centreon.com/projects/centreon/repository/revisions/387dffdd051dbc7a234e1138a9d06f3089bb55bb (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/centreon/centreon/commit/a78c60aad6fd5af9b51a6d5de5d65560ea37a98a#diff-27550b563fa8d660b64bca871a219cb1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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