XSS in Nagios Xi

CVE-2022-38247

Nagios XI v5.8.6 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the System Settings page under the Admin panel.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.5% 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-2022-38247: held from 0.018 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38247?
CVE-2022-38247 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-38247?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38247 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.