XSS in Nagios Xi

CVE-2022-38254

Nagios XI before v5.8.7 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the ajax.php script in CCM 3.1.5.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.9% 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-2022-38254: held from 0.018 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38254?
CVE-2022-38254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-38254?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38254 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.