CVE-2011-10040

Nagios XI versions prior to 2011R1.9 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the link-handling functions used by status and report pages. 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.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/	Release Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-xss-via-status-report-page-link-functions	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.4::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.5::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.6::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.7::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.8::::::

History

06 Nov 2025, 15:08

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-10-30 22:15

Updated : 2025-11-06 15:08

NVD link : CVE-2011-10040

Mitre link : CVE-2011-10040

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-10040

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nagios

nagios_xi

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

{"id": "CVE-2011-10040", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "[email protected]", "cvssData": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.4, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}, "impactScore": 2.7, "exploitabilityScore": 2.3}], "cvssMetricV40": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "[email protected]", "cvssData": {"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED", "version": "4.0", "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED", "baseScore": 5.1, "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED", "vectorString": "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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X", "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED", "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED", "userInteraction": "PASSIVE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "subIntegrityImpact": "LOW", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED", "subConfidentialityImpact": "LOW", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED"}}]}, "published": "2025-10-30T22:15:35.773", "references": [{"url": "https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/", "tags": ["Release Notes"], "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-xss-via-status-report-page-link-functions", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "source": "[email protected]"}], "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "[email protected]", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Nagios XI versions prior to\u00a02011R1.9\u00a0are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via\u00a0the link-handling functions used by status and report pages. 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."}], "lastModified": "2025-11-06T15:08:55.503", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "F5A0F705-A92D-4A44-820E-AA95C185FD0A", "versionEndIncluding": "2009"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "B2FB1221-7B2A-4C1F-877B-87A85C5F67F3"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "B8A58F77-B01F-43E5-8AB8-9BBC7AFB8EA6"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "930BA0E1-526F-444D-B55C-0F3986B28204"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "12F74EFA-B2E0-4DC6-8ECE-8CBD474B5F30"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "21AB904E-BE1B-420E-AA2E-BC45DF8BC745"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "4664377B-70C1-403A-9A61-F1CECCBC5CEF"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "29011240-37E3-499A-AAF1-7B0F722F16A3"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "E0E3B832-C219-475D-A433-6914973DCA3C"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "5B5DD634-765B-44D0-A1D1-27DC326A3477"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]"}