CVE-2023-40932 — A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nagios XI version 5

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nagios XI version 5.11.1 and below allows authenticated attackers with access to the custom logo component to inject arbitrary javascript or HTML via the alt-text field. This affects all pages containing the navbar including the login

01What is this vulnerability?

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nagios XI version 5.11.1 and below allows authenticated attackers with access to the custom logo component to inject arbitrary javascript or HTML via the alt-text field. This affects all pages containing the navbar including the login page which means the attacker is able to to steal plaintext credentials.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-24T20:39:19.860Z

09References

• nagios.com — http://nagios.com
• www.nagios.com — https://www.nagios.com/products/security/
• outpost24.com — https://outpost24.com/blog/nagios-xi-vulnerabilities/