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Unscored Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2023-40931 EUVD-2023-45470GHSA-67j9-xc8r-7vqm

A SQL injection vulnerability in Nagios XI from version 5.11.0 up to and including 5.11.1 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitra…

Published Sep 19, 2023 · Updated Jul 9, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

Description

A SQL injection vulnerability in Nagios XI from version 5.11.0 up to and including 5.11.1 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter in the POST request to /nagiosxi/admin/banner_message-ajaxhelper.php

Public exploits

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GitHub 3 repositories

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Automated scanner template

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