How severe is CVE-2024-23827?

CVE-2024-23827 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2024-23827 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (49th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-23827?

CVE-2024-23827 primarily affects Nginxui Nginx Ui. In total, 80 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2024-23827?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2024-23827 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2024-23827 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-0460.

When was CVE-2024-23827 published?

CVE-2024-23827 was published on 2024-01-29 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2024-23827

CVE-2024-23827 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nginxui Nginx Ui with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-22.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (49th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-0460
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected product: Nginxui Nginx Ui
Published: 2024-01-29
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Nginx-UI is a web interface to manage Nginx configurations. The Import Certificate feature allows arbitrary write into the system. The feature does not check if the provided user input is a certification/key and allows to write into arbitrary paths in the system. It's possible to leverage the vulnerability into a remote code execution overwriting the config file app.ini. Version 2.0.0.beta.12 fixed the issue.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23827?: Nginx-UI is a web interface to manage Nginx configurations. The Import Certificate feature allows arbitrary write into the system. The feature does not check if the provided user input is a certification/key and allows to write into arbitrary paths in the system. It's possible to leverage the vulnerability into a remote code execution overwriting the config file app.ini. Version 2.0.0.beta.12 fixed the issue.
How severe is CVE-2024-23827?: CVE-2024-23827 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-23827 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (49th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-23827?: CVE-2024-23827 primarily affects Nginxui Nginx Ui. In total, 80 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-23827?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2024-23827 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2024-23827 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-0460.
When was CVE-2024-23827 published?: CVE-2024-23827 was published on 2024-01-29 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://github.com/0xJacky/nginx-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-xvq9-4vpv-227m

Affected products (80)

cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.2.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.2.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.2.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.3.1:fix:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.3.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.0:beta4_fix:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.6.0:fix:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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