Nagios XI < 5.8.6 Core Config Manager (CCM) Reflected XSS via Test Command

Advisories

severity: medium
date: October 30, 2025
Affecting: XI < 5.8.6
CCM < 3.1.4
CVE: CVE-2021-47694
CWE: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
CVSS: 5.1
CVSS V4 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
References: Nagios XI Changelog
Credit: Amit Raut of Trend Micro Security Research working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Description: The Core Config Manager (CCM) in Nagios XI versions prior to CCM 3.1.4 / Nagios XI 5.8.6 contains a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Test Command functionality. Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.