Nagios XI 5.8.6 System Settings Page cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Nagios XI 5.8.6. Affected is an unknown function of the component System Settings Page. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-38247. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Nagios XI 5.8.6 (Log Management Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component System Settings Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Nagios XI v5.8.6 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the System Settings page under the Admin panel.

The weakness was presented 09/08/2022. The advisory is shared for download at nagios.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-38247 since 08/15/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261248 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-38247), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.8.7 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at nagios.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261248). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 261248
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-38247

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: XI 5.8.7

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08/15/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: nagios.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38247 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38247
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208108

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2022 10:55
Updated: 09/09/2025 15:01
Changes: 09/08/2022 10:55 (42), 10/14/2022 13:10 (11), 09/09/2025 15:01 (16)
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