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CVE-2013-10071: 
Nagios XI vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Nagios XI versions prior to 2012R1.6 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the dashboard dashlet AJAX load functionality. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on October 30, 2025, and has been assigned identifier CVE-2013-10071. The affected component is the dashboard dashlet AJAX load functionality in Nagios XI monitoring system (VulnCheck Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and has been assigned a CVSS v4.0 Base Score of 5.1 (Medium). The vulnerability vector is CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N, indicating it is network accessible, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction (VulnCheck Advisory).

Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser due to insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input. This can lead to unauthorized access to user data and potential manipulation of the browser session (VulnCheck Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

The primary mitigation is to upgrade to Nagios XI version 2012R1.6 or later, which contains fixes for this vulnerability (Nagios Changelog).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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