Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.2 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the background color settings in Dashboards. 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.
                
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Fixes
    Solution
Nagios addresses this vulnerability as "Fixed XSS security vulnerability in background color in Dashboards."
Workaround
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                    Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| Description | Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.2 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the background color settings in Dashboards. 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 < 5.7.2 XSS via Dashboard Background Color Setting | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
| References |  | |
| Metrics | cvssV4_0 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-30T21:51:46.256Z
Reserved: 2025-10-30T14:33:17.563Z
Link: CVE-2020-36864
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Received
Published: 2025-10-30T22:15:39.290
Modified: 2025-10-30T22:15:39.290
Link: CVE-2020-36864
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