CVE-2013-10074: Nagios XI < 2012R2.6 XSS via Tools Menu

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-10-30 · updated 2026-10-18
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Nagios XI versions prior to 2012R2.6 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the Tools Menu of the web interface. 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.

Affected products

Nagios XI: before 2012; 2012-r1.0, 2012-r1.1, 2012-r1.2, 2012-r1.3, 2012-r1.4, 2012-r1.5 (+11) — fixed in 2012

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Nagios XI 2012. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-xss-via-tools-menu

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