VDB-208109 · CVE-2022-38249 · Nessus 261258

Nagios XI 5.8.6 MTR cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Nagios XI 5.8.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component MTR. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-38249. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Nagios XI 5.8.6 (Log Management Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component MTR. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Nagios XI v5.8.6 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the MTR component in version 1.0.4.

The weakness was shared 09/08/2022. The advisory is shared at nagios.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-38249 since 08/15/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261258 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-38249), 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 (261258). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Log Management Software

Vendor

Nagios

Name

Version

5.8.6

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 261258
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-38249

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: XI 5.8.7

Timelineinfo

08/15/2022 🔍
09/08/2022 +24 days 🔍
09/08/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/09/2025 +1097 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: nagios.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38249 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38249
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208109

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2022 11:24
Updated: 09/09/2025 12:26
Changes: 09/08/2022 11:24 (42), 10/14/2022 13:15 (11), 09/09/2025 12:26 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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