Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting nagios-devel package, versions <0:3.3.1-3.4.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.2% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-NAGIOSDEVEL-1663739
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed14 Jun 2011

Introduced: 14 Jun 2011

CVE-2011-2179  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 nagios-devel to version 0:3.3.1-3.4.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2012-50.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nagios-devel package and not the nagios-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in config.c in config.cgi in (1) Nagios 3.2.3 and (2) Icinga before 1.4.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the expand parameter, as demonstrated by an (a) command action or a (b) hosts action.

CVSS Scores

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