Nagios XI < 2012R1.6 Reflected XSS via Dashlet AJAX Load Functionality

Advisories

severity: medium
date: October 30, 2025
Affecting: XI < 2012R1.6
CVE: CVE-2013-10071
CWE: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS: 5.1
CVSS V4 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
References: Nagios XI Changelog
Credit: James Clawson
Description: Nagios XI versions prior to 2012R1.6 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the dashboard dashlet AJAX load 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.