What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-54959?

CVE-2024-54959 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 3.8%.

Which versions of Nagios Xi are affected by CVE-2024-54959?

Organizations using Nagios XI 2024R1.2.2 should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-54959, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 6.1.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-54959?

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-2024-54959

MEDIUM

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

2025-02-20 cve@mitre.org

CSRF XSS Nagios Xi

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:27 vuln.today

CVE Published

Feb 20, 2025 - 18:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Nagios XI 2024R1.2.2 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack through the Favorites component, enabling POST-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

AnalysisAI

Nagios XI 2024R1.2.2 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack through the Favorites component, enabling POST-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, 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 2024R1.2.2 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack through the Favorites component, enabling POST-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Affected products include: Nagios Nagios Xi.

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.

CVE-2024-54959 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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