CVE-2020-36865 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.2 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the BPI (Business Process Intelligence) component’s Config Management and Edit Config page. 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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Nagios addresses this vulnerability as "Fixed XSS security vulnerability in Config Management > Edit Config page in BPI component."

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-xss-via-bpi-config-management

History

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 BPI (Business Process Intelligence) component’s Config Management and Edit Config page. 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 BPI Config Management
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-xss-via-bpi-config-management
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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2025-10-30T21:50:14.113Z

Updated: 2025-10-30T21:50:14.113Z

Reserved: 2025-10-30T14:33:17.563Z

Link: CVE-2020-36865

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-30T22:15:39.430

Modified: 2025-10-30T22:15:39.430

Link: CVE-2020-36865

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