XSS in Nagios Xi
CVE-2019-9164
Command injection in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows an authenticated users to execute arbitrary remote commands via a new autodiscovery job.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.460 (98.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.460 · newest: 0.460 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.nagios.com/products/security/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/19 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152496/Nagios-XI-5.5.10-XSS-Remote-Code-Execution… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9164?
- CVE-2019-9164 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-03-28.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9164?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-9164 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.