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)
EPSS: 0.026 (83.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Nagios Nagios_core — versions 4.4.2
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
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.