Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Nagios XI by Nagios
CVE-2016-15051

5.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

NagiOS

Status
Xi
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 October 2025

What is CVE-2016-15051?

Nagios XI versions earlier than 5.2.4 are susceptible to cross-site scripting via the Reports interface. This vulnerability arises from inadequate validation and escaping of user-provided input from the startdate and enddate fields. Attackers can exploit this flaw to inject malicious scripts, which may execute in the context of the user’s browser, potentially compromising user data and session information.

Affected Version(s)

XI 0 < 5.2.4

References

https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
release-notespatch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-xss-via-re...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
5.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2016-15051 : Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Nagios XI by Nagios