Medium severity · published Jul 30, 2020
CVE-2020-16157
A Stored XSS vulnerability exists in Nagios Log Server before 2.1.7 via the Notification Methods -> Email Users menu
5.4
CVSS
14.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A Stored XSS vulnerability exists in Nagios Log Server before 2.1.7 via the Notification Methods -> Email Users menu.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)14.4% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LS
Log Server · Nagios
before 2.1.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16157
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16157
Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158992/Nagios-Log-Server-2.1.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/stored-xss-vulnerability-nagios-log-server/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/stored-xss-vulnerability-in-nagios-log-server/
Release Notes
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-log-server/change-log/
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