What is CVE-2024-54959?

CVE-2024-54959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-54959?

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

Is CVE-2024-54959 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Nagios Xi

CVE-2024-54959

Nagios XI 2024R1.2.2 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack through the Favorites component, enabling POST-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (59.5th 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 Nagios_xi — versions 2024
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Sharpe-nl/CVEs

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-54959?: CVE-2024-54959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-54959?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-54959 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.