What is CVE-2011-10036?

CVE-2011-10036 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-10-30.

How severe is CVE-2011-10036?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Nagios Xi

CVE-2011-10036

Nagios XI versions prior to 2011R1.9 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the handling of the "backend_url" JavaScript link. 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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Nagios Nagios_xi — versions 2011
Nagios Xi — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (release-notes, Release Notes, patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-10036?: CVE-2011-10036 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2011-10036?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.