Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.0 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the Views feature URL handling. 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

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

Nagios addresses this vulnerability as "Fixed XSS security vulnerability in views url."


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nagios nagios Xi
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:15:00 +0000

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

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:15:00 +0000

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Description Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.0 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the Views feature URL handling. 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 < 5.8.0 XSS via Views URL Handling
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: 2025-11-17T18:21:43.156Z

Reserved: 2025-10-30T15:47:16.865Z

Link: CVE-2021-47697

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-31T12:31:03.984Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-30T22:15:41.227

Modified: 2025-11-05T18:22:39.477

Link: CVE-2021-47697

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No data.

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Updated: 2025-10-31T10:13:26Z