PT-2019-16098
CVE-2019-20139
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Published
2019-12-30
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Updated
2020-01-03
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.4
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Nagios XI version 5.6.9
Description
The issue exists due to a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw. This flaw can be exploited via the
nocscreenapi.php host, hostgroup, or servicegroup parameter, or the schedulereport.php hour or frequency parameter. Any authenticated user can potentially attack the admin user.Recommendations
For Nagios XI version 5.6.9, consider restricting access to the
nocscreenapi.php and schedulereport.php scripts until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the host, hostgroup, servicegroup, hour, or frequency parameters in the affected scripts to minimize the risk of exploitation.Exploitability
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