# CVE-2020-25385: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Cross-site scripting in Nagios Log Server allows attackers to execute scripts in victim browsers via malicious links or pages.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jan 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g974-9xcc-jjmh

## What is CVE-2020-25385?

CVE-2020-25385 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Nagios Log Server 2.1.7 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /nagioslogserver/configure/create_snapshot through the snapshot_name parameter, which may impact users who open a maliciously crafted link or third-party web page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25385?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nagios Log Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-25385?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25385 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-25385 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-44823](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-44823/): Information disclosure in Log Server (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-34277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34277/): Nagios Log Server < 2024R1.3.1 RCE via Malformed Dashboard ID (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2025-34274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34274/): Nagios Log Server < 2024R2.0.3 Logstash Process Root Privileges (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2023-7322](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7322/): Nagios Log Server < 2024R1 Incorrect Authorization Granting Full API Access (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-34271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34271/): Nagios Log Server < 2024R2.0.2 Cluster Manager Credential Requests Sent Over Plaintext (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-25385 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-25385 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25385/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25385/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25385
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25385
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25385

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25385/
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