CVE-2011-10038 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Nagios XI versions prior to 2011R1.9 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the recurring downtime script of the web interface. Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Nagios	Xi

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-xss-via-recurring-downtime-scripts

History

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Nagios Nagios xi
Vendors & Products		Nagios Nagios xi

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Nagios XI versions prior to 2011R1.9 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the recurring downtime script of the web interface. Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.
Title		Nagios XI < 2011R1.9 XSS via Recurring Downtime Script
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-xss-via-recurring-downtime-scripts
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.1, 'vector': '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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2025-10-30T21:55:10.682Z

Updated: 2025-10-31T12:28:12.837Z

Reserved: 2025-10-28T20:23:36.515Z

Link: CVE-2011-10038

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-31T12:28:08.304Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-30T22:15:35.500

Modified: 2025-10-30T22:15:35.500

Link: CVE-2011-10038

Redhat

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