What is CVE-2021-33179?

CVE-2021-33179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-33179?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Nagios Xi

CVE-2021-33179

The general user interface in Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.4 is vulnerable to authenticated reflected cross-site scripting. An authenticated victim, who accesses a specially crafted malicious URL, would unknowingly execute the attached…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.043 (90.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Nagios Xi — versions <5.8.4
Nagios Nagios_xi

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

disclosure@synopsys.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-33179?: CVE-2021-33179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-33179?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.