CSRF in Nagios Xi

CVE-2020-5790

Cross-site request forgery in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote attacker to perform sensitive application actions by tricking legitimate users into clicking a crafted link.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-5790: held from 0.023 to 0.023.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Nagios Xi — versions 5.7.3
  • Nagios Xi — versions 5.7.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5790?
CVE-2020-5790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-20.
How severe is CVE-2020-5790?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-5790 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.