Nagios XI < 5.4.0 XSS via jQuery Migrate Library

Advisories

severity: medium
date: October 30, 2025
Affecting: XI < 5.4.0
CVE: CVE-2016-15054
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:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
References: Nagios XI Changelog
Description: Nagios XI versions prior to 5.4.0 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the jQuery Migrate library. 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.