XSS in Nagios Core
CVE-2018-18245
Nagios Core 4.4.2 has XSS via the alert summary reports of plugin results, as demonstrated by a SCRIPT element delivered by a modified check_load plugin to NRPE.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nagios Core — versions 4.4.2
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00014.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- herolab.usd.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/12/usd20180026.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00014.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00022.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18245?
- CVE-2018-18245 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Core, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18245?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.