Nagios XI versions prior to 2011R1.9 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the handling of xiwindow variables used to build permalinks in the web interface. Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.
Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Nagios addresses this vulnerability as "Fixed XSS vulnerability in xiwindow variables (affected permalinks)."


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:45:00 +0000

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References

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First Time appeared Nagios nagios Xi
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Vendors & Products Nagios nagios Xi
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Nagios
Nagios xi
Vendors & Products Nagios
Nagios xi

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Description Nagios XI versions prior to 2011R1.9 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the handling of xiwindow variables used to build permalinks in the web interface. Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.
Title Nagios XI < 2011R1.9 XSS via xiwindow Variables Affecting Permalinks
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-17T18:21:36.228Z

Reserved: 2025-10-28T20:18:58.589Z

Link: CVE-2011-10037

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-31T14:47:00.233Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-10-30T22:15:35.363

Modified: 2025-11-06T17:15:41.037

Link: CVE-2011-10037

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-31T10:13:28Z