JVN#53757727 Nagios cross-site scripting vulnerability

Overview

Nagios from Nagios.org contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Products Affected

Versions earlier than Nagios 3.0rc1

Description

Nagios from Nagios.org is software that monitors network services, hosts, and other resources. Nagios contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Impact

An arbitrary script can be executed on the user's web browser.

Solution

Update the Software
Update the software to the latest version according to the information released by the vendor.

Vendor Status

Vendor	Link
Nagios	Welcome to the official Nagios website!

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2008.02.29

Measures	Conditions	Severity
Access Required	Routed - can be attacked over the Internet using packets	High
Authentication	None - anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)	High
User Interaction Required	Simple - the user must be convinced to take a standard action that does not feel harmful to most users, such as click on a link or view a file	Medium
Exploit Complexity	Low - little to no expertise and/or luck required to exploit (cross-site scripting)	High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Daiki Fukumori of Secure Sky Technology, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the vendors under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE
JVN iPedia	JVNDB-2008-000014