Nagios XI versions prior to 5.6.11 contain unauthenticated vulnerabilities in the Highcharts local exporting tool. Crafted export requests could (1) inject script into exported/returned content due to insufficient output encoding (XSS), and (2) cause the server to fetch attacker-specified URLs (SSRF), potentially accessing internal network resources. An unauthenticated remote attacker can leverage these issues to execute script in a user's browser when the exported content is viewed and to disclose sensitive information reachable from the export server via SSRF.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-79CWE-918
Nagios XI < 5.6.11 Unauthenticated XSS and SSRF via Highcharts
Problem type
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
- CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Affected products
Nagios
XI
< 5.6.11 - AFFECTED
References
nagios.com
https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-unauthenticated-xss-and-ssrf-via-highcharts
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