Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CGI programs in Nagios before 2.12 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, a different issue than CVE-2007-5624 and CVE-2008-1360.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 4.0 | nagios2 | 2.6-2+etch4 | DSA-1883-2, DSA-1883-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | nagios | 4.4.6-2.5 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11073-1 |
Advisories 3
- DSA-1883-1 nagios2 - several cross-site scriptings Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-1883-2 nagios2 - regression fix Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11073-1 nagios-4.4.6-2.5 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- SUSE-SR:2008:011 vendor-advisory
- nagios-cgi-unspecified-xss(42522) vdb-entry
- 30202 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-1567 vdb-entry
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=600377&group_id=26589
- 30283 third-party-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=600377
- 29140 vdb-entry