Nagios XI up to 2012R1.5 Auto-Discovery Endpoints authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Nagios XI up to 2012R1.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Auto-Discovery Endpoints. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2013-10072. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nagios XI up to 2012R1.5. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Auto-Discovery Endpoints. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Nagios XI versions prior to 2012R1.6 contain an authorization flaw in the Auto-Discovery functionality. Users with read-only roles could directly reach Auto-Discovery endpoints and pages that should require elevated permissions, exposing discovery results and allowing unintended access to discovery operations.

The weakness was shared by James Clawson. It is possible to read the advisory at nagios.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-10072 since 10/28/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2012R1.6 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at nagios.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2013-7288). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: XI 2012R1.6

Timelineinfo

10/28/2025 CVE reserved
10/31/2025 +3 days Advisory disclosed
10/31/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/17/2025 +17 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: nagios.com
Researcher: James Clawson
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-10072 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-10072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330639
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2025 07:32
Updated: 11/17/2025 23:18
Changes: 10/31/2025 07:32 (69), 11/08/2025 00:11 (11), 11/17/2025 23:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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