medium
4.3
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2011-1523: XSS

First published: Fri Mar 25 2011(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nagios allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specially-crafted 'layer' parameter passed to the Nagios network status map CGI script (statusmap.cgi). References: [1] <a href="http://tracker.nagios.org/view.php?id=207">http://tracker.nagios.org/view.php?id=207</a> [2] <a href="http://www.rul3z.de/advisories/SSCHADV2011-002.txt">http://www.rul3z.de/advisories/SSCHADV2011-002.txt</a> [3] <a href="http://secunia.com/advisories/43287/">http://secunia.com/advisories/43287/</a> Public PoC (from [2): ===================== <a href="http://site/nagios/cgi-bin/statusmap.cgi?layer">http://site/nagios/cgi-bin/statusmap.cgi?layer</a>=' onmouseover="alert('XSS')" '

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Nagios Plugins=3.0-alpha3
Nagios Plugins=2.0b5
Nagios Plugins=2.7
Nagios Plugins=3.1.2
Nagios Plugins=2.4
Nagios Plugins=3.0-rc3
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta4
Nagios Plugins=2.0b6
Nagios Plugins=3.2.2
Nagios Plugins=3.2.0
Nagios Plugins=3.1.1
Nagios Plugins=3.0.6
Nagios Plugins=1.0b3
Nagios Plugins=1.1
Nagios Plugins=3.0-alpha2
Nagios Plugins=2.1
Nagios Plugins=1.0b6
Nagios Plugins=3.0.1
Nagios Plugins=1.0
Nagios Plugins=2.3.1
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta5
Nagios Plugins=2.2
Nagios Plugins=3.0-rc1
Nagios Plugins=2.0b2
Nagios Plugins<=3.2.3
Nagios Plugins=1.0b4
Nagios Plugins=3.0.2
Nagios Plugins=2.5
Nagios Plugins=2.0b4
Nagios Plugins=2.8
Nagios Plugins=3.1.0
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta2
Nagios Plugins=2.10
Nagios Plugins=1.2
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta7
Nagios Plugins=3.0-rc2
Nagios Plugins=1.0b5
Nagios Plugins=1.0_b3
Nagios Plugins=2.0b1
Nagios Plugins=3.0
Nagios Plugins=2.0
Nagios Plugins=3.0.4
Nagios Plugins=1.4
Nagios Plugins=3.0-alpha1
Nagios Plugins=1.4.1
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta6
Nagios Plugins=2.0b3
Nagios Plugins=1.3
Nagios Plugins=2.11
Nagios Plugins=3.0-alpha4
Nagios Plugins=3.2.1
Nagios Plugins=2.0rc1
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta1
Nagios Plugins=1.0_b1
Nagios Plugins=2.3
Nagios Plugins=1.0b1
Nagios Plugins=3.0-beta3
Nagios Plugins=3.0.3
Nagios Plugins=1.0b2
Nagios Plugins=3.0.5
Nagios Plugins=2.9
Nagios Plugins=1.0_b2
Nagios Plugins=2.0rc2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-1523?

    CVE-2011-1523 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for cross-site scripting attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-1523?

    To fix CVE-2011-1523, upgrade to Nagios version 3.2.4 or later, which addresses the XSS vulnerability.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2011-1523?

    CVE-2011-1523 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts.

  • Which versions of Nagios are affected by CVE-2011-1523?

    CVE-2011-1523 affects Nagios versions up to and including 3.2.3, as well as various earlier versions.

  • Can CVE-2011-1523 lead to data theft?

    Yes, if exploited, CVE-2011-1523 can allow attackers to steal sensitive information from users through malicious scripts.

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