Which versions of Nagios Xi are affected by CVE-2021-47698?

CVE-2021-47698 presents moderate security risk, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 5.1. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2021-47698?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Nagios Xi CVE-2021-47698

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-47698?

CVE-2021-47698 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-11-03 disclosure@vulncheck.com

XSS Nagios Xi

5.1

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:20 vuln.today

CVE Published

Nov 03, 2025 - 22:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.7 using embedded Nagios Core are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the Core UI’s Views URL handling (escape_string()). Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.

AnalysisAI

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.7 using embedded Nagios Core are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the Core UI’s Views URL handling (escape_string()). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.7 using embedded Nagios Core are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the Core UI’s Views URL handling (escape_string()). Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser. Affected products include: Nagios Nagios Xi. Version information: prior to 5.8.7.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.