SQL Injection in Nagios Xi
CVE-2020-36869
Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.5 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in the SNMP Trap Interface edit page. Exploitation requires an account with administrative privileges to access the affected interface. A user with administrative access could supply crafted input that is not properly sanitized, allowing SQL injection that may lead to unauthorized disclosure or modification of application data or execution of arbitrary SQL commands against the backend database.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ (release-notes, Release Notes, patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-sqli-via-snmp-trap-interface-edit-page (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36869?
- CVE-2020-36869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-10-30.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36869?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.