CVE-2023-51072 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Low-privileged users can execute arbitrary JavaScript on other users' sessions via stored XSS in the NOC component's audio upload feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-51072?
CVE-2023-51072 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 2 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the NOC component of Nagios XI version up to and including 2024R1 allows low-privileged users to execute malicious HTML or JavaScript code via the audio file upload functionality from the Operation Center section. This allows any authenticated user to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on behalf of other users, including the administrators.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51072?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.
How do I fix CVE-2023-51072?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-51072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-51072 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51072 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fg4q-4pq7-35p9.