Auth bypass in Nagios Xi

CVE-2013-10072

Nagios XI versions prior to 2012R1.6 contain an authorization flaw in the Auto-Discovery functionality. Users with read-only roles could directly reach Auto-Discovery endpoints and pages that should require elevated permissions, exposing discovery results and allowing unintended access to discovery operations.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-10072?
CVE-2013-10072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2013-10072?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.