CVE-2021-25299
mediumpriority · attend · 58EPSS 0.978 · 100 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS). The vulnerability exists in the file /usr/local/nagiosxi/html/admin/sshterm.php due to improper sanitization of user-controlled input. A maliciously crafted URL, when clicked by an admin user, can be used to steal his/her session cookies or it can be chained with the previous bugs to get one-click remote command execution (RCE) on the Nagios XI server.
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- http://nagios.comcnnvd
- https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/versions.phpcnnvd
- https://github.com/fs0c-sh/nagios-xi-5.7.5-bugs/blob/main/README.mdcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25299cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161561/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.nagios.com/Patchcnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161561/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/versions.phpenisa_euvd
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