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CVE-2021-47696:
Nagios XI vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.0 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via BPI config ID handling. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in October 2021, affecting the web interface component of Nagios XI monitoring system. The issue has been assigned CVE-2021-47696 (VulnCheck).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) with a CVSS score of 5.1. The issue stems from insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input in the BPI config ID handling functionality. The CVSS v4 vector is CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N (VulnCheck).
Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser. This could potentially lead to theft of sensitive browser-based data or perform actions on behalf of the victim user (VulnCheck).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in Nagios XI version 5.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to this version or later to address the security issue (Nagios Changelog).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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