Nagios cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Nagios. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6209. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Nagios (Log Management Software) (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nagios.

The bug was discovered 06/09/2016. The weakness was published 03/31/2017 by Dawid Golunski as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-6209 since 07/13/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 295 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105984 (Fedora 27 : nagios (2017-d270e932a3)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277693 (Fedora Security Update for nagios (FEDORA-2017-d270e932a3)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 9 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105984) and SecurityFocus (BID 94922†). Similar entries are available at VDB-94545, VDB-94546, VDB-105677 and VDB-106412. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 105984
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : nagios (2017-d270e932a3)
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OpenVAS ID: 100811
OpenVAS Name: Nagios corewindow Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/09/2016 🔍
07/13/2016 +34 days 🔍
12/13/2016 +153 days 🔍
03/31/2017 +108 days 🔍
03/31/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/01/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/15/2017 +228 days 🔍
01/15/2018 +61 days 🔍
11/24/2022 +1774 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-d270e932a3
Researcher: Dawid Golunski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6209 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99135
SecurityFocus: 94922 - Nagios Core CVE-2016-9565 Remote Command Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-6209 - Nagios - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2017 10:07
Updated: 11/24/2022 10:25
Changes: 04/01/2017 10:07 (74), 08/24/2020 11:41 (7), 11/24/2022 10:25 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:B85:103

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