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Nagios XI < 2011R1.9 login.php XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 61430
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of Nagios XI hosted on the remote web server fails to properly sanitize input to the login.php script.An attacker can leverage this issue by enticing a user to follow a malicious URL, causing attacker-specified script code to run inside the user's browser in the context of the affected site. Information harvested this way may aid in launching further attacks.
Solution
Upgrade to Nagios XI 2011R1.9 build 20111213 or later.See Also
https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-2011.TXT
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520875/30/0/threaded
http://0a29.blogspot.com/2011/12/0a29-11-3-cross-site-scripting.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 61430
File Name: nagiosxi_2011r1_9_xss.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 8/6/2012
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:nagios:nagios
Required KB Items: www/nagios_xi
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2011
Reference Information
BID: 51069